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Tribal schools are crumbling because Interior Department is failing them

  There comes a point where the federal government needs to let the tribes handle their own education, as the Interior Department is proving to be bad at the job. The school buildings of several tribes are crumbling because of rules that make no sense that Interior put into place. That means that the children being educated are dealing with dangerous conditions, which means they must also deal with other situations no child should. Federal government education at its best. Investigation Findings Here, via the Interior OIG report , is how bad the situation is. “We found that IA was unable to effectively manage deferred maintenance due, in part, to funding delays, processing work orders based on a monetary threshold, limited project management capacity, and unreliable work order data. Specifically, we found that work on deferred maintenance has been delayed, in part, because IA used a $2,500 monetary threshold, rather than the type of maintenance or repair needed, when designating...