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Ute student test scores continue to worsen, and Utah lawmakers say they have no plans to help

Leaders of the Ute Tribe say their kids are being ‘denied the same rights and opportunities as others’ because of a poor education in the public school system.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Ute Indian Tribe's Education Department is based in the tribe's headquarters in Ft. Duchesne. The tribe's business committee says its children have been left behind in public schools, which denies them opportunities in life — and the state has not stepped in to help.