Donald Trump, school choice
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 excited to honor National School Choice Week with this roundtable.
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.
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.
One order also reinstates the 1776 Commission that Trump created during his first term in office to promote patriotic education.
In a related executive order signed this week, Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase capacity at the Migrant Operations Center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This is aimed at housing asylum seekers and individuals who enter the U.S. illegally before their cases are processed.
Trump signed orders Wednesday to punish schools for teaching about race and gender, promote school choice, and facilitate deportation for some campus protesters.
Trump Cabinet nominees -- including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel -- were questioned by senators during confirmation hearings on Thursday while another -- Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum -- was confirmed by the Senate.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to find ways to favor school choice programs.
President Donald Trump has directed the U.S. Department of Education and several other federal agencies to look for ways to expand school choice for families to improve student performance as the nation's latest report card shows American students falling behind in reading and stagnating in math,
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday, Jan. 29, directing federal agencies to expand school choice freedoms and strengthen support for parents.
During the first round of his Senate confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary, appeared to be at odds with his past self.