President Trump signed two executive orders aimed at expanding school choice and empowering parents in education. The orders direct the Education Department to issue guidance on how states can spend federal funding on K-12 scholarship programs and discretionary grant funding on school choice. They also call for increased enforcement of Title IX protections based on biological sex.
and his wife Erika, who is chair of America First Policy Institute’s Center for Education Opportunity, were at the
“President Trump wanted feedback from the governors, from people on the ground like me, about what it is that American parents want and need,” Justice told theTrump’s campaign and then transition team promised “shock and awe” executive action from Day One of his second administration, and the president delivered.
“The Biden administration’s failed attempt to rewrite Title IX was an unlawful abuse of regulatory power and an egregious slight to,” acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor wrote. “Under the Trump administration, the Education Department will champion equal opportunity for all Americans, including women and girls, by protecting their right to safe and separate facilities and activities in schools, colleges, and universities.
Education was a top policy during Trump’s first administration, the end of which coincided with the pandemic and the start of greater momentum behind the parental rights movement. Trump spent almost $1.5 billion on more than 7,500 public charter schools and 3 million students. During his first term, parents similarly had the opportunity to withdraw up to $10,000 tax-free from 529 education savings plans every year for public, private, or religious K-12 schooling costs.
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