White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans
Establishes White House Initiative to Advance Black Educational Equity
What it does
Agencies must prepare and submit measurable plans to advance educational equity and economic opportunity for Black Americans and participate in a Department of Education-led interagency working group.
Real-world impact
- Requires federal agencies to submit measurable Agency Plans to advance Black educational equity.
- Creates an interagency working group to coordinate resources across the federal government.
- Establishes a Presidential Advisory Commission of up to 21 members meeting at least twice yearly.
Topics
Summary
This order creates a White House Initiative housed in the Department of Education to advance educational equity, excellence, and economic opportunity for Black Americans.
The Secretary of Education will chair the Initiative, which will convene an interagency working group and require participating agencies to prepare measurable Agency Plans addressing funding gaps, school discipline, teacher diversity, access to early childhood programs, support for HBCUs and PBIs, and work-based learning. It also establishes a Presidential Advisory Commission of up to 21 members that will report to the President.
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