Overview

• President Donald Trump has issued an order to prohibit public schools from teaching or promoting concepts related to structural racism and gender identity.
• The directive claims such lessons 'indoctrinate' children with 'radical, anti-American ideologies' and force them to identify as either victims or oppressors based on their race or other characteristics.
• Schools that violate the order risk losing access to federal funding, intensifying debates over educational content in the U.S.
• The policy also restricts schools from supporting transgender students in matters like preferred names or pronouns without parental consent.
• The move is part of a larger Republican push against so-called 'woke' education, alongside efforts to expand school choice by redirecting public funds to private or religious schools.