Enforcing Statutory Prohibitions on Federal Control of Education
Executive Order 2017-08905
|Signed on April 27, 2017
45th Presidency
What it means
Orders the Secretary of Education to review all regulations and guidance documents to ensure they comply with laws prohibiting federal control over state and local education matters. The Secretary must rescind or revise any documents that overstep these boundaries within 300 days.
Expected impact
- Greater autonomy for states and local school districts in educational decision-making
- Potential elimination of federal guidance on curriculum, school administration, and educational resources
- Reinforcement of state authority over educational standards, including those related to Common Core
- Reduced federal influence in how schools are run, what they teach, and how they select educational materials
- Possible policy shifts as federal education regulations are rescinded or revised