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EO 14242

Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities

ActiveSigned March 20, 2025
EducationGovernmental – Public Policy and Government AffairsLabor and EmploymentLitigation

Summary

The Secretary of Education shall take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities. The Secretary of Education shall ensure that the allocation of any Federal Department of Education funds is subject to rigorous compliance with Federal law and Administration policy, including the requirement that any program or activity receiving Federal assistance terminate illegal discrimination obscured under the label “diversity, equity, and inclusion” or similar terms and programs promoting gender ideology.

Agencies Impacted

  • Education

Timeline

Immediate.

Deliverable

None.

Legal Challenges

  • Somerville Public Schools v. TrumpSee summary

    D. Mass.

    Somerville Public Schools v. Trump (D. Mass.)

  • Carter v. Department of EducationSee summary

    D.D.C.

    Carter v. Department of Education (D.D.C.)

  • State of New York v. McMahonSee summary

    D.Mass

    State of New York v. McMahon (D.Mass)

    View docket
  • Association for Education Finance and Policy Inc. v. McMahonSee summary

    D.D.C.

    Association for Education Finance and Policy Inc. v. McMahon (D.D.C.)

    View docket
  • State of California v. McMahonSee summary

    D.R.I.

    State of California v. McMahon (D.R.I.)

    View docket