President Trump’s landmark efforts to change the trajectory of federal education policy through executive orders has friends and foes alike. There has never been as ambitious – or as speedy – an effort to unravel what has become an obtrusive education bureaucracy. The Trump Administration’s mission is clear – respect the authority of states accorded them by our Constitution. For education reform supporters, such an approach is an opportunity. For education system supporters, it’s a threat. 

Below are selected analysis and recommendations about the long-term, and potentially transformational impact of these efforts on student outcomes and education systems at large.