National School Choice Week, 2026

Proclamation 11006 of January 28, 2026

National School Choice Week, 2026

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

For 250 glorious years, our Nation has been sustained
by a simple yet powerful truth: The American people--
not bureaucrats, politicians, or left-wing activists--
have the God-given right to secure their own destiny.
This National School Choice Week, we reaffirm this
sacred principle, and we renew our commitment to
empowering every American parent with the freedom to
forge their family's--and our Nation's--future.

Tragically, for decades, disastrous Federal education
policy led to record-low reading and math scores and
out-of-control Government spending. America's Golden
Age begins in the classroom. For that reason, I have
made it a top priority to expand educational freedom
and once again put children and parents first.

My Administration is fighting every day to ensure that
universal school choice is recognized as a right for
every family. No student should ever be trapped in a
failing school, and parents deserve more choices, not
fewer. Guided by this vision, we are working to
guarantee that every child--regardless of where they
live--has access to a world-class education and a
chance to achieve the American Dream.

Last July, I proudly signed into law the historic One
Big Beautiful Bill, which for the first time in
American history, creates a nationwide tax credit
program to make education more affordable for families.
Any taxpayer can reduce what they owe the Government by
contributing to a scholarship-granting organization and
American families can use these scholarships to select
the education that best fits their needs and values.

The One Big Beautiful Bill also makes education more
affordable by giving every American newborn a Trump
Account, which makes it easier for families to use 529
accounts for elementary and high school, not just
college.

I also signed an Executive Order last year directing
the Department of Education to issue guidance on how
States can use Federal funding formulas to support
their K-12 scholarship programs and directing the
Secretary of Education to prioritize school choice
programs in the Department's grant programs. I have
also ordered the Secretary of Education to facilitate
the closure of the Department of Education, which will
ultimately save billions of dollars and allow States to
determine their own education policy.

To further defend the American parent, my
Administration is bringing the sinister ``Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion'' agenda to a screeching halt and
replacing it with a system based on the fundamental
principle of merit. We are proudly eliminating Federal
funding for schools that permit discriminatory
treatment and anti-American indoctrination. We are
bringing common sense back to our classrooms and once
again teaching our children to love their country and
honor our history.

As my Administration continues to fight for American
families, I also commend every State leading the school
choice movement by enacting universal K-12 school
choice programs in their communities. I look forward to
working with other States and leaders in the Congress
to provide universal school choice for every American
family.

Our glorious American future depends on the next
generation's ability to learn, lead, and innovate. I
will always be a champion for the right of every parent
to be the steward of their children's education, and
together, we will never waver in putting our parents
first, our children first, and America first.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim January 25 through
January 31, 2026, as National School Choice Week.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-eighth day of January, in the year of our Lord
two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.