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State superintendent urges Legislature to set rules after federal executive order on ‘education freedom’
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State Superintendent Kirsten Basler told the Senate Education Committee that a presidential executive order issued Jan. 29, 2025 directs federal agencies to consider using discretionary and formula funds to expand education-choice programs, and she urged the Legislature to set state rules to prevent a regulatory vacuum.
State Superintendent Kirsten Basler told the Senate Education Committee that a presidential executive order issued Jan. 29, 2025 on expanding “educational freedom and opportunities for families” directs multiple federal agencies to consider program options and could leave a regulatory gap unless North Dakota lawmakers establish state parameters this session.
Basler said the White House order instructs two things of the U.S. Department of Education: within 60 days the department must issue guidance about how states might use federal formula funds for education‑choice initiatives, and within 90 days multiple federal…
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