Education programs in seven states—Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon and Wisconsin—have been selected to receive $3,793,537 to provide training programs to recruit and graduate new American Indian teachers and school administrators, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced today.

"These professional development grants will help us find, train and retain the very best teachers and administrators within American Indian communities," said Secretary Spellings. "Reaching our goal under No Child Left Behind of every child reading and doing math at grade level by 2014 depends on the dedicated efforts of our teachers. We will continue to make sure teachers have the support and tools they need to best serve their students."

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. More information about Indian education is available from the Office of Indian Education at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oie/index.html.

Indian Education Professional Development Fiscal Year 2006 Grant Awards

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