2024 presidential candidates on school curriculums and parental involvement

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This page includes statements from the 2024 presidential candidates on school curriculums and parental involvement. These statements were compiled from each candidate's official campaign website, editorials, speeches, and debates.

The candidates featured on this page were the noteworthy Democratic and Republican candidates in the 2024 presidential election. Only candidates who addressed this page's issue on their campaign website, in public statements, or in public speeches have a quote featured on this page. See something we missed? Email us. The active noteworthy presidential candidates as of November 5, 2025, were:

Kamala Harris (D)
Donald Trump (R)
Chase Oliver (L)
Jill Stein (G)

School curriculum and parental involvement

Republican candidates

Ron DeSantis

DeSantis' campaign website said, "DeSantis will support school choice nationwide, protect parental rights, reform accreditation, and steer funding towards programs and institutions that support the jobs of the future. Our students will learn how to read, write, do math, and think critically instead of learning to hate our country." ^{[source, as of 2023-12-19]}

Nikki Haley

Haley said, "We need transparency in the classroom, because parents should never have to wonder what’s being said or taught to their children in the classroom.” ^{[source, as of 2023-08-23]}

Vivek Ramaswamy

Ramaswamy's campaign website listed the following policy, "Parents determine the education of their children." ^{[source, as of 2023-12-21]}

Donald Trump

Trump's campaign website said, "President Trump supports the right of parents to know what their children are being taught in the classroom, to be able to openly communicate any of their concerns with teachers and principals, to protect the privacy of their children, to be made aware of changing academic standards, to be updated on any acts of violence occurring at school, to inspect professional development materials, to be notified before an out-of-school guest speaks in class or at a school event, to review the budget and spending of their children’s school, to know if a school employee is working to address bullying or mental health concerns (including drug use or weapon use), to consent to all student surveys related to health, to have the right to opt out of school healthcare services, and to be immediately notified if a teacher or other school employee has worked to change their children’s name, pronouns, or understanding of his or her gender." ^{[source, as of 2023-12-21]}