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Executive Order 14045: White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics

President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Created an Education Department initiative and advisory commission focused on educational equity and economic opportunity for Hispanic and Latino students and communities.

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 14045 still in effect? No. Revoked January 20, 2025; initiative mandate ended.

Students hold books beside a winding path through schools, workplaces and civic buildings.
Educational opportunity for Hispanic communities, illustrated symbolically; not a record of individual admission, graduation or grant awards. EO Explained · site-generated editorial illustration · not documentary evidence.

What does Executive Order 14045 do?

Education was to administer the initiative, agencies to develop plans, and the advisory commission to make recommendations.

Administration position: The order’s findings and policy rationale were the Biden administration’s positions. This guide distinguishes them from implementation records and judicial rulings.
SignedSeptember 13, 2021
Lead officialsEducation Department, interagency working group and presidential advisory commission
Express timingAgency plans and periodic reports

Before and after

Before the order

A prior Hispanic education initiative operated under an earlier executive order and organizational structure.

After the order

The initiative and commission developed recommendations and coordinated agency work. EO 14148 revoked EO 14045, ending the presidential mandate.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
EducationAdminister the initiativeOngoing
AgenciesDevelop and implement plansAs directed
CommissionProvide advice and recommendationsPeriodic

What happened next

EO 14045 signed.

EO 14148 revoked EO 14045.