Cuts in federal school funding could impact local schools

NESPELEM—Today, more than 9,171 descendants of 12 aboriginal tribes of Indians are enrolled in the Confederated Tribes of the Colville. Local school districts, including Okanogan, Omak, Paschal Sherman Indian School (PSIS), Nespelem, Grand Coulee Dam, Inchelium, Keller, Republic, and Wilbur, rely heavily on federal funding from the United States Department of Education to support essential […]