The federal government is changing how Ottawa allocates almost two billion dollars in annual funding for First Nations education.

Starting in April, the government will take a new approach it says will mean a more predictable base of money for First Nations schools.

The government says the changes will mean making their budgets comparable to those of public schools run by the provinces.

Education is a service the federal government pays for on reserves but provincial governments handle off reserves.

Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan says the new model was created partly with input from the Assembly of First Nations.