Program That Augments Classroom Learning May Be Eliminated

[Thunderwolf, MSN, RN]

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http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/tsidska/2007/mar/07/indian_education_update

The White House proposes to not fund the successful Johnson O'Malley (JOM) program, which serves the unique needs of tribal children age 3 through grade 12. Rather than providing extra money to the school system, JOM provides supplemental financial assistance to institutions and communities serving Native children. This program, begun in 1934, makes available academic services, such as tutoring and counseling, and cultural programs to the 500,000 American Indian children attending public schools. It gives Indian communities an opportunity to set priorities for the use of the funds. The program has fostered scholastic achievement and stimulated some students to complete PhD programs.

This is not good.

Wolfie