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Download full textUS Government Accountability Office, 2023
The Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) program provides academic and cultural supports to meet the specialized and unique educational needs of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students enrolled in public schools and select tribal schools. The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), within the Department of the Interior, contracts with Tribes, tribal…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Students, Alaska Natives, Tribes
Gilbert, Willard Sakiestewa – National Indian Education Association, 2008
In this testimony, Dr. Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert talks on behalf of the National Indian Education Association with regard to the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) and challenges facing BIE schools in improving student achievement. Founded in 1969, the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) is the largest organization in the nation dedicated…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Public Schools, Academic Achievement, Public Agencies
Lockart, Barbetta L. – 1979
Although provisions in countless treaties have mandated Indian educational services, federal and state governments were for many years unenthusiastic about accepting the responsibility for educating the Indian people. Inadequately funded educational services provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs did little to reflect the realities and needs of…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Kickingbird, Kirke; Kickingbird, Lynn – American Indian Journal, 1979
The article discusses the important events, influences, and people in Indian education in the late nineteenth century, early twentieth century, the New Deal era, the Termination period, and the 1960s. It highlights federal involvement and pertinent legislation from 1869-1966. (SB)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Church Role, Curriculum
Johnson-O'Malley National Association. – 1996
This document summarizes proceedings of the 1995 Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) National Association Conference. The first section of the report overviews the history of the JOM program established through the Act of April 16, 1934. The goal of this legislation was to improve American Indian and Alaska Native education by increasing parental involvement.…
Descriptors: Advocacy, American Indian Education, Conferences, Educational Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1980
The July 24, 1980, Indian education oversight hearings focused on four issues: the proposed closing of the Fort Sill and Stewart Indian Boarding Schools; the furloughing of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) teachers; contract schools' problems with indirect costs and operations and maintenance funding; and a study of Johnson O'Malley support for…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Boarding Schools, Educational Finance
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1979
The series of five extensive oversight hearings specifically focused on Johnson O'Malley funds; education functions; the bill's formula for distribution of education funds; the new education personnel system; the development of regulations relative to academic and living standards for Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools; the administration of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Agency Role, American Indian Education, American Indians
Martinson, Shirley – 1982
Intended as a guide and reference for persons involved in local administration of the Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) Indian Education program, the handbook contains basic information about the program and the roles and responsibilities of school administrators, JOM personnel, and local and state Indian Education Committees (IECs). Beginning with a history…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, American Indian Education, Educational Administration, Educational Finance
National Advisory Council on Indian Education, Washington, DC. – 1987
This report to Congress details activities of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) during fiscal year (FY) 1986 and offers recommendations for continuing educational services for Indian youth. Part I includes an introduction to NACIE, identifies members, committees and staff and reviews its legislative history including…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, American Indian Education, American Indians, Annual Reports
Jones, Myron – 1980
In terms of federal precedent, Indian education can be said to represent the avant-garde. Federal involvement in Indian education began in 1890 with tuition payment on a per capita basis for Indians attending public schools and continued with provisions of the 1934 Johnson O'Malley Act and the 1972 Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Board of Education Role, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Peer reviewedSharpes, Donald K. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1979
A brief overview of federal American Indian education legislation and details of the Indian Education Act of 1972 indicate the vacillating nature of federal policy towards American Indian education, and the importance of understanding and influencing federal policy formation. (SB)
Descriptors: American History, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Boarding Schools
National Indian Education Association, Minneapolis, Minn. – 1975
Focusing on the Johnson O'Malley Act (JOM) and its relationship to subsequent laws, this report on the financing of Indian education in public schools examines the allocation and use of JOM funds for basic educational costs and for supplementary programs, as well as the mixes of local, state, and federal tax revenues available to school districts…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Educational Finance, Educational History
Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, Phoenix. – 1979
Forty-four representatives of American Indian tribes and the state of Arizona participated in the 2-day conference on reservation school districts. Terrance Leonard explained the legislative history and workings of Johnson-O'Malley funding, described supplementary Johnson-O'Malley programs, and commented on the Indian Education Act. Dr. Kenneth…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
PDF pending restorationWashington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1978
In fiscal 1978 the State of Washington contracted for $827,505 in Johnson O'Malley (JOM) funds to provide for the education of 5,179 Indian students. The statewide objectives of the JOM program were to increase Indian students' proficiency in reading and mathematics skills, improve Indian students' rate of high school graduation, and improve…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Annual Reports, Community Involvement
