Editing Oklahoma (section)

===Non-English education===

[[File:Cherokeeclass.png|thumb|Writing in [[Cherokee syllabary|Cherokee]]]]

The [[Cherokee Nation]] instigated a ten-year plan in 2005 that involved growing new speakers of the [[Cherokee language]] from childhood as well as speaking it exclusively at home.<ref>{{cite web| title = Native Now: Language: Cherokee| website = We Shall Remain—American Experience—PBS| access-date = April 9, 2014| year = 2008| url = https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/native_now/language_cherokee| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140407132754/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/native_now/language_cherokee| archive-date = April 7, 2014| df = mdy-all}}</ref> The plan was part of an ambitious goal that in fifty years would have at least 80% of their people fluent.<ref name="preservation" /> The [[Cherokee Preservation Foundation]] has invested $3 million into opening schools, training teachers, and developing curricula for language education, as well as initiating community gatherings where the language can be actively used.<ref name="preservation">{{cite web|title=Cherokee Language Revitalization |website=Cherokee Preservation Foundation |access-date=April 9, 2014 |year=2014 |url=http://www.cherokeepreservationfdn.org/cultural-preservation-connect/major-programs-and-initiatives/cherokee-language-revitalization |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070520/http://www.cherokeepreservationfdn.org/cultural-preservation-connect/major-programs-and-initiatives/cherokee-language-revitalization |archive-date=April 7, 2014 }}</ref>
A Cherokee language immersion school in [[Tahlequah, Oklahoma]] educates students from pre-school through eighth grade.<ref>{{Cite news| last = Chavez, Will| title = Immersion students win trophies at language fair| work = Cherokeephoenix.org| access-date = April 8, 2013| date = April 5, 2012| url = http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/Article/Index/6142}}</ref>