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This December 2013 Education Weekly article cites Title VII as the” stand-alone Native education program under the No Child Left Behind Act, has been one of the most important pieces of legislation for reforming Native education.”  Title VII mandates,” Native education stakeholders work with schools and higher education institutions to ensure that culture-based education is included in school curricula and that it meets the educational needs of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students.”