Navajo Tech funding cuts put Diné students’ future in jeopardy
Navajo Technical College instructor Gregory Dodge speaks to his computer aided design class on Thursday. The school is facing tough budget cuts, even as growth and demand for the school's programs has increased.  © 2011 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

By Vida Volkert
Staff Writer

CROWNPOINT — As soon as Mardale Clitso earned a certificate in Electrical Trades at Navajo Technical College, the young Navajo man got a job offer in Phoenix. Clitso did not think twice. He packed his belongings, moved to the city, and sent later for his sisters.

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