Sponsored by the Office of Indian Education and conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics in the U.S. Department of Education, NIES fulfills a mandate of Executive Order 13336 issued in 2004 to assist American Indian and Alaska Native students in meeting challenging academic standards in a manner consistent with tribal traditions, language, and culture. This two-part study was first conducted in 2005 and then again in 2007. This statistical analysis report uses data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) conducted in 2009. The sample of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students was augmented to report more reliable NAEP reading and mathematics achievement data. In addition, teachers and school administrators of those AI/AN students participated in the survey.
