In an Executive Order (EO) issued last week, President Trump directed the U.S. Department of Education to take measures that support parental rights and school choice. Identified as “education-freedom,” the EO names five steps that ED must take within 90 days to comply. These include issuing guidance on how states can use federal formula funds to support school choice; placing education freedom as a priority for discretionary grants; directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand choice in block grants to States for family and children services; establishing mechanisms for Department of Defense families to attend schools of their choice; and allowing Bureau of Indian Education families to use federal funds for educational options of their choice. COPAA opposes the use of federal education funding for school choice programs.