Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families

The order aims to give parents more control over their children's education by promoting options beyond assigned public schools and tying federal funding to educational choice.

What the order does ​

• Directs the Education Department to issue guidance on using federal funds for K-12 school choice.
• Makes education freedom a priority in certain federal grant programs.
• Orders reviews and plans from Education and Labor departments on expanding school choice via discretionary grants.
• Instructs Health and Human Services to assess use of child and family block grants for school choice.
• Directs Defense and Interior Departments to evaluate funding mechanisms for military and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) families to choose alternative schools.

Who it affects ​

• Parents of K-12 students.
• State and local education agencies.
• Military and BIE-connected families.
• Private, faith-based, and charter schools.

Context ​

Order responds to poor public school performance and rising support for school choice initiatives.