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Executive Order 14050: White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans

President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.

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

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 14050 still in effect? No. Revoked January 20, 2025; initiative mandate ended.

Families, students and graduates appear beside books, a school and a path toward workplaces.
Educational opportunity for Black Americans, illustrated symbolically; not an identified family, measured result or individual award. EO Explained · site-generated editorial illustration · not documentary evidence.

What does Executive Order 14050 do?

Education housed the initiative, agencies were assigned plans, and an advisory commission was to provide 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.
SignedOctober 19, 2021
Lead officialsEducation Department, interagency working group and advisory commission
Express timingAgency plans and periodic reporting

Before and after

Before the order

A prior initiative existed under earlier orders with a different scope and structure.

After the order

The initiative coordinated agency plans and the commission issued recommendations. EO 14148 revoked EO 14050, ending this presidential framework.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
EducationAdminister the initiativeOngoing
AgenciesDevelop and implement educational-equity plansAs directed
CommissionAdvise and issue recommendationsPeriodic

What happened next

EO 14050 signed.

EO 14148 revoked EO 14050.