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Trump’s School Choice Executive Order Is a Good Start

Trump’s School Choice Executive Order Is a Good Start
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month directing the Department of Education to prioritize discretionary funding for school choice initiatives.
Corey A. DeAngelis
Corey A. DeAngelis
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Corey A. DeAngelis is a senior fellow at the American Culture Project and a visiting fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). He has been labeled the “school choice evangelist” and called “the most effective school choice advocate since Milton Friedman.” He is a regular on Fox News and frequently appears in The Wall Street Journal. DeAngelis is also the executive director at Educational Freedom Institute, a senior fellow at Reason Foundation, an adjunct scholar at Cato Institute, a board member at Liberty Justice Center, and a senior advisor at Accuracy in Media. He holds a Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Arkansas. He is the national bestselling author of “The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools” (Center Street, 2024).
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