BIA schedules additional consultations on educational freedom executive order

July 8, 2025

The Bureau of Indian Affairs will hold three more virtual consultations July 14-15 to discuss Executive Order 14191, which aims to expand educational freedom and opportunity for families, according to a May notice from the Bureau of Indian Education. The sessions will review proposed mechanisms based on feedback from 484 participants in March consultations, including reserving nearly $1.3 million in Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds to support student services such as tutoring and career education.

Additional topics include technical assistance for tribes interested in assuming control of BIE-operated schools and increasing Tribal Education Department grants. The BIE will also host a separate session focused on strengthening postsecondary pathways and transitioning schools to tribal control. Oral and written comments will be accepted through July 25. Registration details are available on the BIE website.

1.Bureau of Indian Education.

1.Bureau of Indian Education.

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