Letter for Action/Organizing regarding Trump's Education Executive Orders.

https://www.reddit.com/r/education/comments/1idsee2/letter_for_actionorganizing_regarding_trumps/

created by jaik3n on 30/01/2025 at 17:32 UTC

123 upvotes, 3 top-level comments (showing 3)

Trump has issued two executive orders that could significantly affect K-12 education:

• *1:** **Threatening Public School Funding** – Schools that the administration claims promote "gender ideology" or "discriminatory equity ideology" may lose federal funding. The **1776 Commission** is also reinstated, promoting a government-mandated version of U.S. history.
• *2: Expanding School Choice** – Redirects public funds to private and religious schools, potentially reducing resources for public education.

• *Official Executive Order:**

White House[1]

• *News Coverage:**

NPR[2]Education Week[3]CNN[4]

1: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-indoctrination-in-k-12-schooling/

2: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/nx-s1-5279572/trump-orders-enhanced-school-choice

3: https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/trump-threatens-school-funding-cuts-in-effort-to-end-radical-indoctrination/2025/01

4: https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/29/politics/executive-actions-trump-school-choice/index.html

These policies could affect curriculum, funding, and student support systems—especially for LGBTQ+ students, students of color, and immigrant families.

• *Take Action**

I’ve drafted a letter for parents to send to their local school districts, state education officials, and policymakers. **If you’re concerned about these policies, feel free to use, share, or adapt it.**

**Letter Template:** Google Doc

Even if this doesn’t directly impact your child, it affects the education system as a whole. **Protecting public education is a collective responsibility.**

Would love to hear others' thoughts!

Comments

Comment by garden_of_simple at 30/01/2025 at 22:08 UTC

17 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I am not seeing these orders talked about anywhere right now! I know there's only so much the news can cover but these feel like big ones.

Comment by Mountain-Ad-5834 at 01/02/2025 at 15:37 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Something needs to happen.

What is happening now isn’t doing it.

The new national data doesn’t help.

But, kids don’t read, don’t enjoy reading, and can’t do basic math. It isn’t exactly news to anyone in education. And certainly was going downhill before Covid.

Is this it? Who knows. I don’t think so? But, again, something needs to change.

Comment by Grow_money at 02/02/2025 at 07:23 UTC

-2 upvotes, 2 direct replies

School choice is great.