White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics

The order establishes the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics within the Department of Education, chaired by the Secretary of Education. The Initiative is directed to identify best practices, coordinate federal agency efforts, and develop partnerships with schools, higher education institutions, and community organizations. It also creates a Federal Interagency Working Group—drawing senior officials from more than two dozen departments and agencies—that must collaborate on federal resources and opportunities for Hispanic and Latino communities. Each participating agency must produce a written Agency Plan with measurable goals for improving educational equity and economic opportunity, and report regularly to the Chair on progress.

The order also establishes a separate Presidential Advisory Commission of up to 21 presidentially appointed members to advise the President on related policy matters; the Commission must meet at least twice a year and terminates two years from the signing date unless extended. It revokes Executive Order 13935 of July 9, 2020, the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative. The order does not itself change any statute, regulation, or funding level—actual impact depends on the plans and programs agencies develop under the structure it creates.

Hispanic and Latino students from early childhood through post-secondary education and into the workforce, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, federal agencies across the cabinet directed to develop action plans, and community and nonprofit organizations that may become partners in the Initiative's programs.

Federal agencies will be required to write and report on concrete action plans targeting Hispanic and Latino educational outcomes, creating a formal accountability mechanism. Hispanic-Serving Institutions gain a dedicated federal coordination channel. Students and families could benefit if agencies use the structure to redirect existing funding and remove access barriers.

The Department of Education hosts and funds the Initiative and the Commission. The Secretary appoints an Executive Director who convenes the Interagency Working Group. Agencies submit Agency Plans on a timetable the Chair sets, then report progress regularly. The Chair reports annually to the President on overall progress. The Commission—up to 21 presidential appointees—meets at least twice yearly and advises through the Secretary; it sunsets after two years unless the President extends it. No independent enforcement mechanism is created; compliance depends on agency cooperation and the Chair's coordination authority.