Superintendent Hedalen Joins President Trump at White House Executive Order Signing

• March 20 2025

WASHINGTON, DC. – Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Susie Hedalen was invited by President Trump to the White House today as he signed an executive order returning control of education back to states and local communities. Superintendent Hedalen represented one of the highest-ranking state education officials in the country to support the President in this historic shift to reduce federal bureaucracy in education and improve opportunities for students, teachers, and families.

Superintendent Hedalen offered the following statement following today’s Executive Order:

“I want to thank President Trump and Secretary McMahon for their historic action today to return education back to the states and local communities. I want to make it clear that President Trump is working to return our education tax dollars to Montana’s parents, teachers, and local communities who know what’s best for their students. We don’t need top-down mandates from DC bureaucrats. With today’s actions, and future efforts from the President and Congress, we can get more resources directly to Montana’s classrooms, reduce burdensome federal reporting on schools, and get education back to basics. The President and Secretary have made it clear that no formula funding or statutory grants that Montana schools rely on including Title I, Special Education, career and technical education, school nutrition, or others will be eliminated. Montana’s Office of Public Instruction is prepared to take the lead and administer these funds at the state level. I am proud that Montana is leading the charge and I encourage my education colleagues to join me in moving forward with a positive vision for the future of education in our state and country.”

A recording of the event can be found on the White House YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteHouse/videos

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