U.S. Education Department Grants Provide Over $11.6 Million for 23 Native Hawaiian Education Programs
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Nearly two dozen Native Hawaiian Education (NHE) programs on Oahu, Maui and the island of Hawaii have been selected to receive $11,609,750 to develop, assist and expand innovative programs that provide supplemental services and address the educational needs of Native Hawaiian children and adults, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced today.
"The Native Hawaiian Education Program combines academic support with cultural enrichment, connecting tradition to the 21st century," said Secretary Spellings.
"These grants will help children appreciate and celebrate their unique heritage, while paving their way through academics to a bright, opportunity-filled future."
Spellings noted that the grants will benefit not only students.
"They will encourage the maximum participation of Native Hawaiians in planning and managing education programs," she said.
"Parents, teachers, mentors and community leaders will all benefit, whether through professional development, interactive technology or civic programs."
The NHE program is a discretionary grant program funded under Title VII, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
More information about Native Hawaiian Education programs is available at www.ed.gov/programs/nathawaiian/index.html.
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