Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling
Executive Order 14190, titled Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling, directs federal agencies to curb and eliminate what it characters as anti-American indoctrination in K-12 education and to strengthen parental rights. It defines terms like “discriminatory equity ideology,” “patriotic education,” and “social transition,” and it requires federal agencies that fund or oversee K-12 education to ensure compliance with civil rights laws (e.g., Title VI/Title IX), FERPA, and PPRA. The order creates a pathway to remove or restrict funding for policies seen as gender-identity or discriminatory-equity driven indoctrination, and it launches a plan for enforcement and oversight across agencies, along with a renewed emphasis on patriotic education. Key components include: a 90-day requirement for an Ending Indoctrination Strategy, the reestablishment of the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission to promote patriotic education, adoption of additional patriotic-education measures (including Constitution Day compliance), and a coordinated enforcement effort led by the Attorney General with involvement from state and local prosecutors. The order also outlines funding and governance for the 1776 Commission and sets a two-year lifespan for the commission (unless extended by the President).
Key Points
- 1Ending indoctrination and protecting parental rights: The order aims to halt federal funding or support for what it calls illegal and discriminatory treatment and indoctrination in K-12 schools, including policies tied to gender ideology and discriminatory equity ideology, and to uphold parental rights under FERPA, PPRA, Title VI, and Title IX.
- 2Ending Indoctrination Strategy (Sec. 3): Within 90 days, the Secretary of Education, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Health and Human Services (in consultation with the Attorney General) must provide a strategy to the President. This plan should outline how to eliminate federal funding or support for gender-ideology and discriminatory-equity ideology in K-12 settings and how to protect parental rights, with detailed assessments of funding sources, and processes to prevent or rescind federal funds linked to these issues.
- 3Reestablishment of the 1776 Commission (Sec. 4): The order re-establishes the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission to promote patriotic education and to support related commemorations of America’s founding and the 250th anniversary. It creates the commission (up to 20 members, outside the federal government), appoints leadership, and assigns coordination roles (Executive Director, etc.). It also outlines duties such as awarding a Presidential 1776 Award, sponsoring patriotic lectures in 2026, and advising agencies on patriotic education at national sites and events. The commission is funded by the Department of Education and terminates two years from the date of the order unless the President extends it.
- 4Patriotism-focused measures and funding (Sec. 5): Agencies are to monitor compliance with existing constitutional-opportunity mandates (including Constitution Day requirements under Public Law 108-447) and to prioritize resources for patriotic education programs across federal departments (Education, Defense, and State), including specific programs like the DoE’s American History and Civics programs, the DoD’s National Defense Education Program, and the State Department’s educational and cultural exchange programs.
- 5Enforcement and coordination (Sec. 3): The Attorney General coordinates with state attorneys general and local district attorneys to enforce laws against sexual exploitation of minors, unlicensed medical practices by educators, or any actions that unlawfully facilitate a minor’s social transition. The Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy will convene agency heads to review findings and proposed actions.