Yesterday, President Trump issued an Executive Order (full text) titled Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families. The Executive Order focuses on methods for expanding the availability of school choice. It says in part:
When our public education system fails such a large segment of society, it hinders our national competitiveness and devastates families and communities. For this reason, more than a dozen States have enacted universal K-12 scholarship programs, allowing families — rather than the government — to choose the best educational setting for their children. These States have highlighted the most promising avenue for education reform: educational choice for families and competition for residentially assigned, government-run public schools....
... It is the policy of my Administration to support parents in choosing and directing the upbringing and education of their children....
... [T]he Secretary of Education shall issue guidance regarding how States can use Federal formula funds to support K-12 educational choice initiatives....
... [T]he Secretary of Defense shall review any available mechanisms under which military-connected families may use funds from the Department of Defense to attend schools of their choice, including private, faith-based, or public charter schools, and submit a plan to the President describing such mechanisms....
[T]he Secretary of the Interior shall review any available mechanisms under which families of students eligible to attend BIE [Bureau of Indian Education] schools may use their Federal funding for educational options of their choice, including private, faith-based, or public charter schools, and submit a plan to the President describing such mechanisms....
