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This page features information about executive orders related to education and significant rules issued by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) from 2001 through June 2023—spanning the George W. Bush (R), Barack Obama (D), Donald Trump (R), and Joe Biden (D) administrations.

This article contains the following sections:

Significant rules issued by the U.S. Department of Education

See also: Significant rule

Significant rules refer to agency rules that have had or might have large impacts on the economy, environment, public health, or state or local governments. These actions may also conflict with other rules or presidential priorities.

The following sections feature information about significant rules issued by the U.S. Department of Education during the George W. Bush (R), Barack Obama (D), Donald Trump (R), and Joe Biden (D) administrations.

Biden administration

U.S. Department of Education significant rules, Biden administration‎ (8 P)
American Rescue Plan Act Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools Program rule (2021)
Federal-State Relationship Agreements, Federal Pell Grant Program, Academic Competitiveness Grant, and the National Science and Mathematics Access To Retain Talent Grant rule (2021)
Final Requirements; American Rescue Plan Act Homeless Children and Youth Program rule (2021)
Institutional Eligibility Student Assistance General Provisions and Federal Pell Grant Program rule (2022)
Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965 rule (2023)
Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended; Student Assistance General Provisions; Federal Perkins Loan Program; Federal Family Education Loan Program; and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program rule (2023)
Pell Grants for Prison Education Programs; Determining the Amount of Federal Education Assistance Funds Received by Institutions of Higher Education (90/10); Change in Ownership and Change in Control rule (2023)
Repeal of the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Subsidized Usage Limit Restriction rule (2021)

Trump administration

U.S. Department of Education significant rules, Trump administration‎ (11 P)
Direct Grant Programs rule (2020)
Distance Education and Innovation rule (2021)
Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies' Programs and Activities rule (2021)
Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program; Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools rule (2019)
Federal Perkins Loan Program rule (2021)
Final Format and Summary of Responses to Request for Information Regarding Disclosures for Student Financial Accounts; Announcement of Applicable Dates rule (2018)
Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (SRCL) Program rule (2017)
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance rule (2020)
Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program rule (2020)
Student Assistance General Provisions, The Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, The Secretary's Recognition Procedures for State Agencies rule (2020)
Total and Permanent Disability Discharge of Loans Under Title IV of the Higher Education Act rule (2020)

Obama administration

U.S. Department of Education significant rules, Obama administration‎ (40 P)
Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities rule (2013)
Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities rule (2015)
Direct Grant Programs and Definitions That Apply to Department Regulations rule (2013)
Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities rule (2011)
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act-Accountability and State Plans rule (2017)
Every Student Succeeds-Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority rule (2017)
Family Educational Rights and Privacy rule (2012)
Federal Agency Final Regulations Implementing Executive Order 13559: Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations rule (2016)
Federal Awarding Agency Regulatory Implementation of Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards joint interim final rule (2014)
Federal Pell Grant Program rule (2013)
Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program rule (2012)
Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria; Race to the Top-District rule (2013)
Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria; Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge rule (2013)
Final Priority-Promise Zones rule (2014)
Final Requirements-School Improvement Grants-Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 rule (2015)
Final Revisions to Certain Data Collection and Reporting Requirements, Final Priority; State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program and Discretionary and Other Formula Grant Programs rule (2012)
Foreign Institutions-Federal Student Aid Programs rule (2011)
High School Equivalency Program and College Assistance Migrant Program, The Federal TRIO Programs, and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program rule (2010)
Impact Aid Programs rule (2015)
Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged; Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities rule (2015)
Institutions and Lender Requirements Relating to Education Loans, Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program rule (2010)
Investing in Innovation Fund rule (2010)
Magnet Schools Assistance Program rule (2012)
Program Integrity and Improvement rule (2016)
Program Integrity Issues rule (2011)
Program Integrity: Gainful Employment rule (2015)
Program Integrity: Gainful Employment-Debt Measures rule (2012)
Program Integrity: Gainful Employment-New Programs rule (2011)
Programs and Activities Authorized by the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) rule (2016)
Race to the Top Fund rule (2011)
State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program; State Supported Employment Services Program; Limitations on Use of Subminimum Wage rule (2016)
Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program rule (2016)
Teacher Preparation Issues rule (2016)
Title I-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged (Migrant Education Program) rule (2016)
Title I-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged rule (2017)
Violence Against Women Act rule (2015)
Vocational Rehabilitation Services Projects for American Indians With Disabilities rule (2015)
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program rule (2014)
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program rule (2015)
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions; Final Rule rule (2016)

George W. Bush administration

U.S. Department of Education significant rules, George W. Bush administration‎ (18 P)
Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities and Preschool Grants for Children With Disabilities rule (2008)
Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program rule (2005)
Direct Grant Programs rule (2008)
Equal Access to Public School Facilities for the Boy Scouts of America and Other Designated Youth Groups rule (2006)
Family Educational Rights and Privacy rule (2009)
Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Direct Loan Program rule (2009)
Impact Aid Programs rule (2004)
Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged; Migrant Education Program rule (2008)
Indian Education Discretionary Grant Programs rule (2003)
Innovation for Teacher Quality rule (2005)
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance rule (2006)
Participation in Education Department Programs by Religious Organizations; Providing for Equal Treatment of All Education Program Participants rule (2004)
The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program and Other Federal Student Aid Programs rule (2008)
Title I-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged rule (2002)
Title I-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged rule (2003)
Title I-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged rule (2004)
Title I-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged rule (2006)
Title I-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged rule (2008)

Executive orders related to education

Executive orders are formal commands handed down from the head of the executive branch of government, such as the president, to the administrative agencies within the executive branch. Executive orders often direct agency heads to take action to implement a policy goal.

The following sections feature information about education-related executive orders issued by George W. Bush (R), Barack Obama (D), Donald Trump (R), and Joe Biden (D).

Joe Biden

See also: List of executive orders issued by President Biden related to the administrative state
Education executive orders, Joe Biden‎ (7 P)
Presidential Executive Order 14000 (Joe Biden, 2021)
Presidential Executive Order 14031 (Joe Biden, 2021)
Presidential Executive Order 14041 (Joe Biden, 2021)
Presidential Executive Order 14045 (Joe Biden, 2021)
Presidential Executive Order 14050 (Joe Biden, 2021)
Presidential Executive Order 14075 (Joe Biden, 2022)
Presidential Executive Order 14084 (Joe Biden, 2022)

Donald Trump

See also: List of executive orders issued by President Trump related to the administrative state
Education executive orders, Donald Trump‎ (7 P)
Presidential Executive Order 13779 (Donald Trump, 2017)
Presidential Executive Order 13791 (Donald Trump, 2017)
Presidential Executive Order 13801 (Donald Trump, 2017)
Presidential Executive Order 13864 (Donald Trump, 2019)
Presidential Executive Order 13935 (Donald Trump, 2020)
Presidential Executive Order 13958 (Donald Trump, 2020)
Presidential Executive Order 13969 (Donald Trump, 2020)

Barack Obama

See also: List of executive orders issued by President Obama related to the administrative state
Education executive orders, Barack Obama‎ (12 P)
Presidential Executive Order 13515 (Barack Obama, 2009)
Presidential Executive Order 13532 (Barack Obama, 2010)
Presidential Executive Order 13555 (Barack Obama, 2010)
Presidential Executive Order 13575 (Barack Obama, 2011)
Presidential Executive Order 13592 (Barack Obama, 2011)
Presidential Executive Order 13607 (Barack Obama, 2012)
Presidential Executive Order 13621 (Barack Obama, 2012)
Presidential Executive Order 13625 (Barack Obama, 2012)
Presidential Executive Order 13646 (Barack Obama, 2013)
Presidential Executive Order 13707 (Barack Obama, 2015)
Presidential Executive Order 13748 (Barack Obama, 2016)
Presidential Executive Order 13750 (Barack Obama, 2016)

George W. Bush

See also: List of executive orders issued by President George W. Bush related to the administrative state
Education executive orders, George W. Bush‎ (7 P)
Presidential Executive Order 13227 (George Bush, 2001)
Presidential Executive Order 13230 (George W. Bush, 2001)
Presidential Executive Order 13256 (George W. Bush, 2002)
Presidential Executive Order 13270 (George Bush, 2003)
Presidential Executive Order 13336 (George Bush, 2004)
Presidential Executive Order 13398 (George W. Bush, 2006)
Presidential Executive Order 13455 (George W. Bush, 2007)

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