Select the paragraph from the section States Giving More Tribes A Seat At The Table" that helps explain why Native American students' school performance is low. •New Mexico passed a law in 2009 requiring all state agencies to work with tribes when making policies and programs that affect Native Americans or Alaska Natives. The
governor now mens with Indian nation, tribe and pueblo leaders once a year to talk through issues.

•But many Native American students' school performances have worsened. Reading, math and science test scores were mostly down from 2010 to 2014, according to a state report.

•Native American students struggle partly because they are taught from a "white-privileged point-of-view," said Washington state Democratic Sen. John McCoy, a member
of the Tulalip tribe. He supported a new law that requires districts to add Native American culture to their programs.

•Strong Native American language and culture programs can lower attrition, strengthen student-teacher and school-community relations, and improve attendance and the
rate of students who attend college, according to a 2011 report by Arizona State University.