Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities

What it means

Directs the Secretary of Education to take steps toward closing the Department of Education and returning educational authority to states and local communities. The order aims to shift control away from federal programs while maintaining delivery of essential services.

Expected impact

• Potential redistribution of educational authority and federal education funding to state and local governments
• Increased state and community control over education policy and standards
• Possible changes to how federal student aid and loan programs are administered
• Stricter compliance requirements for programs receiving federal education funds, particularly regarding diversity initiatives
• Uncertainty during transition as responsibilities shift from federal to state control