President Donald Trump signed an executive decree on Wednesday which aims to find ways to reduce federal funding to schools that teach certain subjects related to race, sex, gender or politics.
The order provides that the new education secretary of education “provides a strategy to the president” to put an end to what he calls “indoctrination” in the education of kindergarten in the 12th year in the 90 days Depending on the signing of the order – although it does not provide any details on how they will be invited to do so.
Trump’s choice for the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, has not yet been confirmed by the Senate. The order will also be based on the actions of the newly confirmed defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, who oversees schools led by the Ministry of Defense.
Federal funding behaves roughly 11% of the financing of public schools from kindergarten to 12th year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act in the eastern house in the White House in Washington on January 29, 2025.
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Similar legislation supported by the Republicans has been implemented across the country, at the level of the State, imposing restrictions on acceptable use and the lessons linked to these categories.
Critics say that these restrictions are “censorship” and that they restrict the capacities of educators to speak of certain historical, social or political concepts. These restrictions have led to prosecution across the country class cancellations,, Teacher leavesBook restrictions and more.
The upcoming order also orders the Attorney General to work with the State and local authorities to pursue actions against school officials and teachers who “sexually exploit minors” or allow social transition – Although the information sheet does not stipulate what these actions are.
The social transition is when a transgender person begins “using a different name, using different pronouns, dressing differently, begins or ceases to wear makeup and jewelry”, as well as other factors, depending on the group of LGBTQ + Glaad plaid.
Another prescription signed Wednesday seeks to keep Trump’s campaign promise to extend the choice of school through educational savings accounts. He obliges the Secretaries of Education and Defense to assess how discretionary grant programs can be used to advance his “freedom of education” mandate.
ESAS and good schoolchildren have stimulated debates at the local level for years.
ESA programs allow families to divert an appointed amount of financing for public schools per student to pay rather expenses related to private schools, micro -schools or home studies – including tuition fees, books , tutoring, transport and more. Similarly, good schoolchildren reaffaches public funds to families so that they can pay the private tuition fees of a student.
Trump plans to call on the Ministry of Health and Social Services, the Ministry of Defense and the Interior Secretary to provide advice on funding for families to use “educational alternatives, including Private and confessional options “.