Post by Okwes on Dec 20, 2005 12:10:11 GMT -5
Chafee announces $50,000 for Narragansett Indian school
EXETER, R.I. (AP) -- A school run by the Narragansett Indian tribe is getting some federal assistance. The Nuweetooun School is a private, nonprofit school in Exeter serving about 40 students from kindergarten through eighth grade.
It's the first school created and administered by the Narragansetts since Europeans settled Rhode Island. Senator Lincoln Chafee is expected to visit the school this morning to announce 50-thousand dollars in funding to help develop curriculum, purchase supplies and pay operating expenses.
The money is from the U.S. Department of Education. The Nuweetooun School's core curriculum is Native American culture and history, with a focus on experimental learning.
EXETER, R.I. (AP) -- A school run by the Narragansett Indian tribe is getting some federal assistance. The Nuweetooun School is a private, nonprofit school in Exeter serving about 40 students from kindergarten through eighth grade.
It's the first school created and administered by the Narragansetts since Europeans settled Rhode Island. Senator Lincoln Chafee is expected to visit the school this morning to announce 50-thousand dollars in funding to help develop curriculum, purchase supplies and pay operating expenses.
The money is from the U.S. Department of Education. The Nuweetooun School's core curriculum is Native American culture and history, with a focus on experimental learning.