Trump moves to tackle school discipline, but advocates divided on federal approach to classroom issue

President Trump is shining a spotlight on the issue of school discipline, which is closely related to the growing problems of learning loss and falling test scores, though it's unclear how much can be done about classroom behavior from the federal level. 

As part of a recent list of moves on education, Trump signed an executive order to create new federal school discipline guidance for K-12 institutions, with those in school leadership positions saying the problem has grown steadily worse since the 2020 pandemic.