Executive Order 14191: Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families

What the order contains

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• Sec. 1. Purpose
• Sec. 2. Policy
• Sec. 3. Guidance on Supporting State-based K-12 Educational Choice
• Sec. 4. Encouraging Education Freedom through Discretionary Grant Programs
• Sec. 5. Expanding Opportunities for Low-Income, Working Families
• Sec. 6. Helping Military Families
• Sec. 7. Helping Children Eligible for Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Schools
• Sec. 8. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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Parents want and deserve the best education for their children. But too many children do not thrive in their assigned, government-run K-12 school. According to this year's National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 70 percent of 8th graders were below proficient in reading, and 72 percent were below proficient in math. Moreover, geographically based school assignments exacerbate the cost of housing in districts with preferred schools, straining the finances of millions of American families sacrificing for their children's futures. 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. […]