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The Importance of Johnson-O'Malley and Title Iv-A Programs in Eastern Oklahoma

 Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_109_7_138_18_0012

Dates

  • 98th (1983-1985)

Scope and Contents

The Eastern Oklahoma Schools Advisory Council (EOSAC) represents a large population of Indian tribes in Oklahoma. Currently, the Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) program is administered by the Cherokee government, while the Creek Nations JOM program is administered by the State Department of Education. The EOSAC recommends that the State Department of Education be given priority in administering the JOM program. The JOM program only serves students who are at least 1/4 Indian by blood quantum, leaving a larger segment of Oklahoma Indian students to be served by the Title IV-A Indian Education Act. The EOSAC believes that the JOM program and Title IV-A meet distinct and different needs and should remain separate. The EOSAC also recommends maintaining funding for the Title IV-A program and supporting House Resolution 11 to reauthorize it. They believe that Title IV has helped parents become more involved in education and that the program has helped them better understand how schools function. The EOSAC further recommends that the President appoint a Director

Extent

2 pages

Creator

Non-Specified

Congress 98th (1983-1985)

Policy Area Indians of North America--Oklahoma; Education--United States; Education; Elementary--United States; Creek Indians

Tribal Affiliation Cherokee Indians; Creek Indians
  • TypeDeliverableUnit

Repository Details

Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository

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