Pawnee Nation, Southeastern Oklahoma State receive education grants

WASHINGTON, DC (AP) -- The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and Southeastern Oklahoma State University are each getting federal grants to improve Indian education.<br/><br/>The Pawnees will receive more than

Friday, July 1st 2005, 1:18 pm

By: News On 6

WASHINGTON, DC (AP) -- The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and Southeastern Oklahoma State University are each getting federal grants to improve Indian education.

The Pawnees will receive more than $233,000 to help prepare 3- and 4-year olds for kindergarten, improve high school graduation rates and prepare Indian students for college while preserving their language and culture.

Southeastern is getting more than $168,000 to work with the Choctaw Nation to provide a training program to graduate more American Indian teachers.

Both grants are from the US Department of Education as part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.