Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families
Directs federal agencies to support school choice by expanding funding eligibility to charter schools, faith-based schools, and homeschooling families. Orders the Department of Education to develop guidance on redirecting federal education dollars to follow the student.
Section by Section
What each section does, and how they differ.
Support parents' right to direct their children's education.
The Administration supports parental choice in education and upbringing.
Within 60 days, Education issues guidance on how states can use Federal formula funds for educational choice.
Education prioritizes education freedom in grant programs; Labor and Education submit plans to expand freedom via grants within 90 days.
Within 90 days, HHS issues guidance on using block grants for educational choice and private/faith-based options.
Within 90 days, Defense reviews mechanisms for military families to use DoD funds for school choice.
Within 90 days, Interior reviews mechanisms for BIE-eligible students to use federal funding for educational options.
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.