The White House has no authority over curriculum, and no ability to unilaterally pull back federal dollars, but Trump is toeing the line.

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

One order also reinstates the 1776 Commission that Trump created during his first term in office to promote patriotic education.

In a related executive order signed this week, Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase capacity at the Migrant Operations Center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This is aimed at housing asylum seekers and individuals who enter the U.S. illegally before their cases are processed.

In Pennsylvania, the vast majority of school funding comes from local property taxes and the state. Still, Trump’s order was cheered by conservative activists pushing expanded school choice programs.

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

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to find ways to favor school choice programs.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at expanding educational opportunities for American families by enhancing school choice programs. The order directs federal agencies to support state scholarship programs, private and faith-based education, and alternatives for military and Native American families through flexible funding.

President Donald Trump is pushing to expand school choice across the country with a new executive order this week. Friday, he met with lawmakers and governors at the White House for a roundtable about school choice.

Trump Cabinet nominees -- including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel -- were questioned by senators during confirmation hearings on Thursday while another -- Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum -- was confirmed by the Senate.

Tennessee lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation drastically expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money on private schools regardless of income, a long-sought victory