Standing Rock Reservation Awarded National Education Grant

The Standing Rock Sioux is awarded a federal grant that helps them improve education in their schools.

Nearly $1.5 million will go to the tribe.

They are only one of seven across the nation to be given the honor.

The tribe says they will use some of the money for a new education code and work on building a student data collection for the 10 schools on their reservation.

President Obama and the first lady made a visit to the Standing Rock reservation last year.