Trump Signs Executive Orders on School Discipline, Education Reform

President Trump signed multiple executive orders on Wednesday targeting the country’s education system, from discipline in K-12 schools to how universities are accredited.

Regarding school discipline, Trump signed an order in the Oval Office intended to undo policies from former Presidents Obama and Biden that Will Scharf, White House staff secretary, said “created issues in the classroom for teachers and students alike.”

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.@POTUS signs an executive order on school discipline policies that revokes flawed Obama-Biden guidance that pressured schools to impose discipline based on racial equity and gives teachers the ability to ensure they have order in their classrooms. pic.twitter.com/28eZDX8775

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 23, 2025

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In a potential hit to higher education, Trump signed an executive order targeting the college accreditation process.

College accreditation ensures a university can access financial aid but, Scharf said, “many of those third-party accreditors have relied on sort of woke ideology to accredit universities, instead of accrediting based on merit and performance.”

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Another Trump order was signed to create a White House initiative to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) “do their job as effectively and as efficiently as possible”

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