Every morning, students in the sprawling San Juan School District in Utah place their right hands over their hearts and recite a pledge. Despite two centuries of reasons not to honor the American flag ...

This article was originally published in Education Week. Ask Marilyn Begay why the Navajo-immersion school where she is a 5th grade teacher has fared well in meeting student-achievement goals under ...

Navajo mythology teaches that a legendary, holy woman who lived at Spider Rock – a tall red spire in the Canyon de Chelly, Ariz. – was taught to weave by a spider. Spider Woman, in turn, taught the ...

Clayton Long is reviving the Navajo language -- in part by translating the Pledge of Allegiance for kids in his Utah school district, a portion of which is a Navajo reservation. Justin Merriman Every ...