Indian schools in Neb. among poorest in state

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2003

Schools on two Nebraska reservations have the largest number of poor students in the state.

The Umonhon Nation School on the Omaha Reservation and the Winnebago Public Schools on the Winnebago Reservation were among 75 districts with large shares of poor students. But while the others had a small student population, the tribal schools had more than 400 students each.

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