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.

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 will take executive action as soon as Wednesday to kickstart school choice programs, the Washington Examiner has learned. The president placed a concerted focus on education, specifically backing school choice proponents,

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.