HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Education programs in Montana and six other states have been selected to receive nearly $3.8 million to provide training programs to recruit and graduate new American Indian teachers and school administrators.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the grants Wednesday.
The Montana grants include $384,670 to Fort Belknap College in Harlem and $360,946 to Salish Kootenai College in Pablo.
Grants were also awarded to colleges and universities in Arizona, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon and South Dakota.
The grant award is part of the Office of Indian Education's Professional Development program, which trains qualified individuals to become teachers and administrators in Indian communities.
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