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RED VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell traveled to Red Valley on the Navajo Nation to announce that Cove Day School would receive a new facility through funds appropriated by Congress.
Jewell says $45 million has been appropriated to fund the final two Bureau of Indian Education school construction projects identified in 2004 as having the greatest need for replacement.
The other school to be reconstructed is the Little Singer Community School near Birdsprings, Arizona.
The Cove Day School was built in 1959 and officials say the infrastructure is crumbling and the teacher housing is inadequate.
Before departing Thursday, Jewell made time to visit classrooms and participate in student lessons while also discussing with the students the importance of federal adherence to trust responsibilities in supporting Indian education issues.
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