President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders on school funding that fulfill promises he made on the campaign trail. The orders take action to stop schools from teaching the so-called "critical race theory" and other topics on race and sexuality.
Trump's executive order could expand school choice. Critics warn it could divert funds from public schools and worsen inequality.
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on school funding Wednesday that fulfill promises he made on the campaign trail, including on school choice and ending funding for schools that support what the White House calls “radical indoctrination.
The White House also announced that Trump signed an executive order aimed at “ending radical indoctrination in K-12 schooling.”
The White House has no authority over curriculum, and no ability to unilaterally pull back federal dollars, but Trump is toeing the line.
Private school vouchers and other school choice initiatives would expand under an order coming from President Donald Trump telling government agencies to repurpose federal dollars.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed executive orders to promote parental choice in school selection and end federal funding for curricula that he called the "indoctrination" of students in "anti-American" ideologies on race and gender.
One order also reinstates the 1776 Commission that Trump created during his first term in office to promote patriotic education.
President Donald Trump will take executive action as soon as Wednesday to kickstart school choice programs, the Washington Examiner has learned. The president placed a concerted focus on education, specifically backing school choice proponents,
Trump signed orders Wednesday to punish schools for teaching about race and gender, promote school choice, and facilitate deportation for some campus protesters.
President Donald Trump wants to stop “indoctrination” of K-12 students. Local educators aren’t sure what he means.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to find ways to favor school choice programs.