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Executive Order 14190 of January 29, 2025 

Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the 

laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: 

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Parents trust America’s schools to provide 

their children with a rigorous education and to instill a patriotic admiration 

for our incredible Nation and the values for which we stand. 

In recent years, however, parents have witnessed schools indoctrinate their 

children in radical, anti-American ideologies while deliberately blocking 

parental oversight. Such an environment operates as an echo chamber, in 

which students are forced to accept these ideologies without question or 

critical examination. In many cases, innocent children are compelled to 

adopt identities as either victims or oppressors solely based on their skin 

color and other immutable characteristics. In other instances, young men 

and women are made to question whether they were born in the wrong 

body and whether to view their parents and their reality as enemies to 

be blamed. These practices not only erode critical thinking but also sow 

division, confusion, and distrust, which undermine the very foundations 

of personal identity and family unity. 

Imprinting anti-American, subversive, harmful, and false ideologies on our 

Nation’s children not only violates longstanding anti-discrimination civil 

rights law in many cases, but usurps basic parental authority. For example, 

steering students toward surgical and chemical mutilation without parental 

consent or involvement or allowing males access to private spaces designated 

for females may contravene Federal laws that protect parental rights, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), and sex-based equality and opportunity, including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title 

IX). Similarly, demanding acquiescence to ‘‘White Privilege’’ or ‘‘unconscious 

bias,’’ actually promotes racial discrimination and undermines national unity. 

My Administration will enforce the law to ensure that recipients of Federal 

funds providing K–12 education comply with all applicable laws prohibiting 

discrimination in various contexts and protecting parental rights, including 

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), 42 U.S.C. 2000d et 

seq.; Title IX, 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.; FERPA, 20 U.S.C. 1232g; and the 

PPRA, 20 U.S.C. 1232h. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. As used herein: 

(a) The definitions in the Executive Order ‘‘Defending Women from Gender 

Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government’’ (January 20, 2025) shall apply to this order. 

(b) ‘‘Discriminatory equity ideology’’ means an ideology that treats individuals as members of preferred or disfavored groups, rather than as individuals, 

and minimizes agency, merit, and capability in favor of immoral generalizations, including that: 

(i) Members of one race, color, sex, or national origin are morally or 

inherently superior to members of another race, color, sex, or national 

origin; 

(ii) An individual, by virtue of the individual’s race, color, sex, or national 

origin, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or 

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(iii) An individual’s moral character or status as privileged, oppressing, 

or oppressed is primarily determined by the individual’s race, color, sex, 

or national origin; 

(iv) Members of one race, color, sex, or national origin cannot and should 

not attempt to treat others without respect to their race, color, sex, or 

national origin; 

(v) An individual, by virtue of the individual’s race, color, sex, or national 

origin, bears responsibility for, should feel guilt, anguish, or other forms 

of psychological distress because of, should be discriminated against, 

blamed, or stereotyped for, or should receive adverse treatment because 

of actions committed in the past by other members of the same race, 

color, sex, or national origin, in which the individual played no part; 

(vi) An individual, by virtue of the individual’s race, color, sex, or national 

origin, should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment to 

achieve diversity, equity, or inclusion; 

(vii) Virtues such as merit, excellence, hard work, fairness, neutrality, 

objectivity, and racial colorblindness are racist or sexist or were created 

by members of a particular race, color, sex, or national origin to oppress 

members of another race, color, sex, or national origin; or 

(viii) the United States is fundamentally racist, sexist, or otherwise discriminatory. 

(c) ‘‘Educational service agency’’ (ESA) has the meaning given in 20 U.S.C. 

1401(5), and the terms ‘‘elementary school,’’ ‘‘local educational agency’’ 

(LEA), ‘‘secondary school,’’ and ‘‘state educational agency’’ (SEA) have the 

meanings given in 34 CFR 77.1(c). 

(d) ‘‘Patriotic education’’ means a presentation of the history of America 

grounded in: 

(i) an accurate, honest, unifying, inspiring, and ennobling characterization 

of America’s founding and foundational principles; 

(ii) a clear examination of how the United States has admirably grown 

closer to its noble principles throughout its history; 

(iii) the concept that commitment to America’s aspirations is beneficial 

and justified; and 

(iv) the concept that celebration of America’s greatness and history is 

proper. 

(e) ‘‘Social transition’’ means the process of adopting a ‘‘gender identity’’ 

or ‘‘gender marker’’ that differs from a person’s sex. This process can include 

psychological or psychiatric counseling or treatment by a school counselor 

or other provider; modifying a person’s name (e.g., ‘‘Jane’’ to ‘‘James’’) or 

pronouns (e.g., ‘‘him’’ to ‘‘her’’); calling a child ‘‘nonbinary’’; use of intimate 

facilities and accommodations such as bathrooms or locker rooms specifically 

designated for persons of the opposite sex; and participating in school athletic 

competitions or other extracurricular activities specifically designated for 

persons of the opposite sex. ‘‘Social transition’’ does not include chemical 

or surgical mutilation. 

Sec. 3. Ending Indoctrination Strategy. (a) Within 90 days of the date of 

this order, to advise the President in formulating future policy, the Secretary 

of Education, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall provide 

an Ending Indoctrination Strategy to the President, through the Assistant 

to the President for Domestic Policy, containing recommendations and a 

plan for: 

(i) eliminating Federal funding or support for illegal and discriminatory 

treatment and indoctrination in K–12 schools, including based on gender 

ideology and discriminatory equity ideology; and 

(ii) protecting parental rights, pursuant to FERPA, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, and 

the PPRA, 20 U.S.C. 1232h, with respect to any K–12 policies or conduct 

implicated by the purpose and policy of this order. 


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(b) The Ending Indoctrination Strategy submitted under subsection (a) 

of this section shall contain a summary and analysis of the following: 

(i) All Federal funding sources and streams, including grants or contracts, 

that directly or indirectly support or subsidize the instruction, advancement, or promotion of gender ideology or discriminatory equity ideology: 

(A) in K–12 curriculum, instruction, programs, or activities; or 

(B) in K–12 teacher education, certification, licensing, employment, or 

training; 

(ii) Each agency’s process to prevent or rescind Federal funds, to the 

maximum extent consistent with applicable law, from being used by an 

ESA, SEA, LEA, elementary school, or secondary school to directly or 

indirectly support or subsidize the instruction, advancement, or promotion 

of gender ideology or discriminatory equity ideology in: 

(A) K–12 curriculum, instruction, programs, or activities; or 

(B) K–12 teacher certification, licensing, employment, or training; 

(iii) Each agency’s process to prevent or rescind Federal funds, to the 

maximum extent consistent with applicable law, from being used by an 

ESA, SEA, LEA, elementary school, or secondary school to directly or 

indirectly support or subsidize the social transition of a minor student, 

including through school staff or teachers or through deliberately concealing the minor’s social transition from the minor’s parents. 

(iv) Each agency’s process to prevent or rescind Federal funds, to the 

maximum extent consistent with applicable law, from being used by an 

ESA, SEA, LEA, elementary school, or secondary school to directly or 

indirectly support or subsidize: 

(A) interference with a parent’s Federal statutory right to information 

regarding school curriculum, records, physical examinations, surveys, and 

other matters under the PPRA or FERPA; or 

(B) a violation of Title VI or Title IX; and 

(v) A summary and analysis of all relevant agency enforcement tools 

to advance the policies of this order. 

(c) The Attorney General shall coordinate with State attorneys general 

and local district attorneys in their efforts to enforce the law and file appropriate actions against K–12 teachers and school officials who violate the 

law by: 

(i) sexually exploiting minors; 

(ii) unlawfully practicing medicine by offering diagnoses and treatment 

without the requisite license; or 

(iii) otherwise unlawfully facilitating the social transition of a minor student. 

(d) The Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy shall regularly 

convene the heads of the agencies tasked with submitting the Ending Indoctrination Strategy under subsection (a) of this section to confer regarding 

their findings, areas for additional investigation, the modification or implementation of their respective recommendations, and such other policy initiatives or matters as the President may direct. 

Sec. 4. Reestablishing the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission and Promoting Patriotic Education. (a) The President’s Advisory 1776 Commission 

(‘‘1776 Commission’’), which was created by Executive Order 13958 of November 2, 2020, to promote patriotic education, but was terminated by 

President Biden in Executive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021, is hereby 

reestablished. The purpose of the 1776 Commission is to promote patriotic 

education and advance the purposes stated in section 1 of Executive Order 

13958, as well as to advise and promote the work of the White House 

Task Force on Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday (‘‘Task Force 250’’) 

and the United States Semiquincentennial Commission in their efforts to 


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provide a grand celebration worthy of the momentous occasion of the 250th 

anniversary of American Independence on July 4, 2026. 

(b) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Education 

shall establish the 1776 Commission in the Department of Education. 

(c) The 1776 Commission shall be composed of not more than 20 members, 

who shall be appointed by the President for a term of 2 years. The 1776 

Commission shall be made up of individuals from outside the Federal Government with relevant experience or subject-matter expertise. 

(d) The 1776 Commission shall have a Chair or Co-Chairs, at the President’s 

discretion, and a Vice Chair, who shall be designated by the President 

from among the Commission’s members. An Executive Director, designated 

by the Secretary of Education in consultation with the Assistant to the 

President for Domestic Policy, shall coordinate the work of the 1776 Commission. The Chair (or Co-Chairs) and Vice Chair shall work with the Executive 

Director to convene regular meetings of the 1776 Commission, determine 

its agenda, and direct its work, consistent with this order. 

(e) The 1776 Commission shall: 

(i) facilitate the development and implementation of a ‘‘Presidential 1776 

Award’’ to recognize student knowledge of the American founding, including knowledge about the Founders, the Declaration of Independence, the 

Constitutional Convention, and the great soldiers and battles of the American Revolutionary War; 

(ii) in coordination with the White House Office of Public Liaison, coordinate bi-weekly lectures regarding the 250th anniversary of American Independence that are grounded in patriotic education principles, which shall 

be broadcast to the Nation throughout calendar year 2026; 

(iii) upon request, advise executive departments and agencies regarding 

their efforts to ensure patriotic education is appropriately provided to 

the public at national parks, battlefields, monuments, museums, installations, landmarks, cemeteries, and other places important to the American 

founding and American history, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law; 

(iv) upon request, offer advice and recommendations to, and support the 

work of Task Force 250 and the United States Semiquincentennial Commission regarding their plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American 

Independence; and 

(v) facilitate, advise upon, and promote private and civic activities nationwide to increase public knowledge of and support patriotic education 

surrounding the 250th anniversary of American Independence, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law. 

(f) The Department of Education shall provide funding and administrative 

support for the 1776 Commission, to the extent permitted by law and subject 

to the availability of appropriations. 

(g) Members of the 1776 Commission shall serve without compensation 

but, as approved by the Department of Education, shall be reimbursed for 

travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized 

by law for persons serving intermittently in the Government service (5 

U.S.C. 5701–5707). 

(h) Insofar as chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known 

as the Federal Advisory Committee Act), may apply to the 1776 Commission, 

any functions of the President under that Act, except that of reporting 

to the Congress, shall be performed by the Secretary of Education, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Administrator of General Services. 

(i) The 1776 Commission shall terminate 2 years from the date of this 

order, unless extended by the President. 

Sec. 5. Additional Patriotic Education Measures. (a) All relevant agencies 

shall monitor compliance with section 111(b) of title I of Division J of 


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Public Law 108–447, which provides that ‘‘[e]ach educational institution 

that receives Federal funds for a fiscal year shall hold an educational program 

on the United States Constitution on September 17 of such year for the 

students served by the educational institution,’’ including by verifying compliance with each educational institution that receives Federal funds. All 

relevant agencies shall take action, as appropriate, to enhance compliance 

with that law. 

(b) All relevant agencies shall prioritize Federal resources, consistent with 

applicable law, to promote patriotic education, including through the following programs: 

(i) the Department of Education’s American History and Civics Academies 

and American History and Civics Education-National Activities programs; 

(ii) the Department of Defense’s National Defense Education Program and 

Pilot Program on Enhanced Civics Education; and 

(iii) the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs 

and Fulbright, U.S. Speaker, and International Visitor Leadership programs, 

as well as the American Spaces network. 

Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed 

to impair or otherwise affect: 

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, 

or the head thereof; or 

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. 

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and 

subject to the availability of appropriations. 

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, 

substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party 

against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, 

employees, or agents, or any other person. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

January 29, 2025. 

[FR Doc. 2025–02232 

Filed 1–31–25; 11:15 am] 

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