The White House also announced that Trump signed an executive order aimed at “ending radical indoctrination in K-12 schooling.”

President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders that could transform public K-12 education in the United States. The first is an

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order aimed to expand school choice programs as soon-to-be-released results show American students slowly failing.

Trump signed orders Wednesday to punish schools for teaching about race and gender, promote school choice, and facilitate deportation for some campus protesters.

The orders seek to encourage “patriotic education” and restrict discussions about racism and gender by threatening to withdraw federal funding.

Officials at the California Department of Education are standing defiant in response to the threat President Donald Trump may try to strongarm states into changing school curricula. The order in question seeks to punish schools for lessons that involve race,

Education policy is set by the state Board of Regents, who are chosen by the State Legislature. Under law, local school boards have great latitude in what is taught in schools.