ISU Associate Professor Klug To Appear on NPR “Native American Calling” on Oct. 20

Released by Idaho State University October 19, 2010
Contact: Beverly Klug, (208) 282-3808

ISU Associate Professor Klug
To Appear on NPR “Native American Calling” on Oct. 20

POCATELLO – Idaho State University associate professor of education Beverly Klug, a nationally recognized expert on Native American education, will be a guest on the National Public Radio’s nationally broadcasted “Native America Calling” on Oct. 20.
The topic of the program is “Native Graduating from High School. The current high school dropout rate for Native American students who begin ninth grade is 49 percent, and many students drop out before they reach the ninth grade.
However, many Native students complete high school despite the odds and challenges. A survey on Native student resiliency hopes to focus more on the positive outcomes by determining which factors influence Native students to complete high school. The program examines if it is family support, an innate desire to learn, or sheer will power that leads to successful graduation.
This program airs locally in southeast Idaho on KISU from 11 a.m. to noon. The program is also streamed live daily at www.mytribetv.com. For a list of other radio stations that broadcast the program visit www.nativeamericacalling.com. The show will also be archived at the latter website.
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