Ep 156 Undercounted: Native Students in Washington’s Schools

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Chino Y Chicano, Enrique Cerna talks with Zoe Higheagle Strong, Vice Provost and Tribal Liaison to the President of Washington State University. Earlier this year, she led a state-commissioned study that uncovered how Native American students are being undercounted in Washington’s education system. We explore what these findings mean for Native students, their communities, and the future of education policy in the state. Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-quiet-ice-surge-that-unfolded-everywhere-all-at-once-this-summer/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=mobile-app&utm_campaign=ios Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/ice-transfers-hundreds-from-tacoma-detention-center-out-of-state/ Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wa-ice-arrests-reach-new-high-just-released-data-shows/ Read: ICE arrests contractor in the middle of West Seattle construction job Source: The Seattle Times https://share.google/rLKczFNcCPTLxuytn Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-people-when-will-washingtons-leaders-protect-us Read: https://nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant-wins-the-2025-i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/ Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values" https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/ https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbio...