Bureau of Indian Education

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The Bureau of Indian Education is a U.S. federal agency responsible for providing and overseeing education services for American Indian and Alaska Native students, primarily through schools on or near reservations.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government agency
federal agency
abbreviation BIE
appliesToDemographic Alaska Native students
American Indian students
collaboratesWith local school districts
state education agencies
tribal governments
country United States
fundingSource federal appropriations
hasObjective to improve academic outcomes for Native students
to integrate Native language and culture into education programs
to provide quality education opportunities from early childhood through life
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
industry education
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis federal trust responsibility to Native American tribes
operatesIn Alaska
Arizona
Indian reservations in the United States
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
other U.S. states with federally recognized tribes
oversees elementary schools
off-reservation boarding schools
residential schools
secondary schools
tribal colleges and universities receiving BIE support
parentOrganization Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
partOf U.S. Department of the Interior education system for Native Americans
policyArea Alaska Native education
Native American education
primaryResponsibility overseeing federally funded schools for Native students
providing education services for American Indian and Alaska Native students
replaced Office of Indian Education Programs
responsibleFor BIE-operated schools
education program standards for BIE-funded schools
postsecondary institutions serving Native students
school improvement and accountability for BIE-funded schools
support services for Native students
tribally controlled schools funded by the federal government
sector public education
serviceArea near-reservation schools
on-reservation schools
website https://www.bie.edu

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
BIE
fullName
United States Department of the Interior
hasPart
BIE ("Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Indian Education Programs")
hasPredecessor
Bureau of Indian Education ("Office of Indian Education Programs")
replaced

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