North Omaha, Education in Omaha

African Americans have faced numerous obstacles over the years including several within the field of education. From segregation, to unfair hiring practices, to outdated textbooks, to dilapidated buildings, African Americans are still persevering. African American parents realized that their children were not receiving an equal education and decided to take legal action against the Omaha Public Schools district in the hopes of having a more integrated educational system. The courts intervened to assist in the desegregation of OPS. Eventually mandatory busing was put into place essentially integrating the district in the 1970's. In 1999 the Omaha Public School district ended mandatory busing. Students could then choose to go to any school they wanted, but most chose their neighborhood schools. Due to the issues surrounding redlining, the practice of steering members of certain racial groups to live in certain areas of the city, race based neighborhoods are causing the classroom images of segregation from the past to slowly creep back into some schools.

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Education

Through the years, Native American education has evolved. At present, it takes traditions of the past and intertwines them with hopes for the future. This webpage takes a journey from traditional native teachings, through Indian boarding schools, and into today’s native educational opportunities. Interviews from Mr. Rudi Mitchell and Ms. Tami Maldonado accompany archival photographs and historical research.

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