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Standing Rock Among 7 Tribes Getting Federal Education Grant

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Standing Rock Sioux is among seven tribes nationwide awarded a federal grant of nearly $1.5 million to improve education and school governance.

The announcement of the Bureau of Indian Education grant coincided with a first-of-its-kind Native American youth summit called by the White House this week. The gathering stemmed from a visit last year by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama to the Standing Rock Reservation, which straddles North Dakota-South Dakota border.

Standing Rock Education Director Emma Jean Blue Earth tells The Bismarck Tribune that the tribe will use its portion of the grant money to implement a student data collection system for the 10 schools on the reservation and a new education code. The code includes teacher qualification rules and standards for various academic subjects.

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