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Executive Order 13336

American Indian and Alaska Native Education

This executive order establishes an interagency working group to improve American Indian and Alaska Native student achievement under the No Child Left Behind Act while respecting tribal cultures and sovereignty. It mandates a multi-year study of Native education, requires a federal interagency plan within 90 days, and convenes a forum on education strategies, with the working group terminating after 5 years unless extended.

Federal Register Open PDF 69 FR 25295

Impact dates

  1. Working Group termination unless extended by President

  2. Federal interagency plan due from Working Group

Key directives

  • Establish Interagency Working Group with 7 specified agency heads plus discretionary additions
  • Working Group to develop federal interagency plan within 90 days
  • Secretary of Education to conduct multi-year study of Native education with public internet agenda
  • Secretary of Education to issue report to President on study findings
  • Secretary of Education and Interior to convene national forum on No Child Left Behind
  • Secretary of Education and Interior to consult with tribally controlled colleges on research capacity
  • Working Group terminates not later than 5 years from signing
  • Revocation of Executive Order 13096

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Interagency Working Group established
  • Executive Order 13096 revoked

Near term (90d)

  • Federal interagency plan due from Working Group

Long term

  • Multi-year study of American Indian and Alaska Native education
  • Working Group terminates by April 30, 2009 unless extended
  • National conference on No Child Left Behind implementation

Risks & tensions

  • Study scope is broad but lacks binding enforcement mechanisms or dedicated funding authorization
  • Consultation requirement explicitly excludes collective judgment or consensus advice, which may limit tribal input effectiveness
  • Section 9(a) disclaimer explicitly denies any enforceable rights, limiting legal recourse
  • Multi-year timeline with 5-year working group sunset creates risk of incomplete implementation
  • Vague 'as appropriate' qualifier on Attorney General consultation in Section 8 weakens equal protection oversight
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