The Trump administration released an executive order that diverts funding from public schools in favor of "patriotic" private institutions.
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.”
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.
It's not yet clear how much the Trump administration can do without Congress to prioritize money for school choice programs.
One order also reinstates the 1776 Commission that Trump created during his first term in office to promote patriotic education.
Trump signed orders Wednesday to punish schools for teaching about race and gender, promote school choice, and facilitate deportation for some campus protesters.
In a letter to school districts, universities, and others on Jan. 31, the Education Department said it would reinstate Trump’s Title IX regulations from his first term, dropping an effort from the Biden administration to expand the rules to offer more protections to LGBTQ+ students.
President Trump will attend a school choice roundtable at the White House on Friday, just two days after signing an executive order to give more support to the programs.   “The White House is
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to find ways to favor school choice programs.