By Kate Quiñones
CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 06:00 am
President Donald Trump recently signed two groundbreaking executive orders aimed at revolutionizing the American education system. The first order focuses on expanding educational freedom and opportunity for families, while the second aims to eradicate “radical indoctrination” in K–12 education.
The executive order promoting school choice is a significant step towards empowering parents to choose the best education for their children. It emphasizes the use of federal funding to support K–12 educational choice initiatives, recognizing the limitations of traditional government-run schools and the need for alternatives to better serve students.
Education freedom will now be a top priority in discretionary grant programs, allowing low-income, working families, military families, and children eligible for the Bureau of Indian Education Schools to access federal funding for private, faith-based, or charter schools.
The second executive order addresses the issue of “radical indoctrination” in schools, ensuring that institutions receiving federal funding comply with laws prohibiting discrimination and protecting parental rights. This order specifically tackles the infiltration of gender ideology and critical race theory into educational curricula.
Trump’s administration aims to restore parental oversight and prevent schools from imposing extremist ideologies on students. By signing these executive orders, the government takes a bold stand in favor of educational freedom and against radical indoctrination in schools.
