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Morongo School is one of first fully funded, run by a tribe in U.S.
- 07-02-2010
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By David Olson/Riverside Press-Enterprise
When Maurice Lyons attended Banning public schools several decades ago, he said he and other Indian students were "invisible," victims of teachers' low expectations. "They never gave us any attention," said Lyons, vice chairman of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. "What sense was there in sitting there and doing nothing?" Lyons dropped out after ninth grade. On Thursday, Lyons beamed as he helped preside over the dedication of Morongo School, one of the country's first schools fully funded and run by an Indian tribe, according to a federal official. (more...)
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