Executive Order 13153: Actions To Improve Low-Performing Schools
President: Bill Clinton
Directed the Education Department to target technical assistance, accountability and grant support toward low-performing public schools.
Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 13153 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13153 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13153 do?
EO 13153 directed the Education Secretary to work with states to identify low-performing schools and provide technical help, consistent with available appropriations and law. It relied on then-current Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs and did not create a new funding entitlement or itself take over school operations. No express revocation was listed in the reviewed 2000 disposition table. Later No Child Left Behind and Every Student Succeeds Act legislation changed the ESEA accountability framework, so the order is best read as a historical implementation direction rather than a current standalone school-rating system.
Later evidence reviewed October 2, 2026: Later ESEA statutes changed the framework the order relied on. This guide does not equate that statutory change with an express EO revocation.
Before and after
Before the order
Federal school-improvement funds and assistance operated without this focused presidential implementation direction.
After the order
Education prioritized identification, intervention capacity, teacher quality and documentation for low-performing schools.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Education Secretary | Target assistance and available funds | Historical program |
| Federal agencies | Coordinate relevant support | Historical |
| States and districts | Participate under ESEA program conditions | Governed by later law |
What happened next
EO 13153 signed.
Published in the Federal Register.
The order and later statutory framework reviewed.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The order directed executive implementation of existing education statutes subject to appropriations. Later ESEA amendments govern the modern accountability structure; the reviewed record did not establish a formal EO revocation.
Sources by type
If a source is unavailable, first check the cited publisher or another official repository. The cited publisher remains the authority.
Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- GovInfo — EO 13153 (opens in a new tab) Order text
- Congress.gov — No Child Left Behind Act (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
Last checked against the sources above on October 2, 2026. How we research →