Executive Order 13555: White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
President: Barack Obama
Renewed a White House initiative and advisory commission focused on improving educational outcomes for Hispanic students.
Status: Superseded. Is Executive Order 13555 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13555 was superseded. See Executive Order 14045: White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.
What does Executive Order 13555 do?
EO 13555 directed Education and participating agencies to address achievement gaps, early learning, college access and completion, and family engagement; required agency plans; and created an advisory commission. EO 14045 superseded it with a broader equity initiative in 2021, and the 2025 administration revoked that successor.
Later evidence reviewed September 23, 2026: EO 14148 revoked EO 14045. Federal Register — EO 14148. This later record documents the stated step; it does not by itself establish every downstream agency action or legal outcome.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 13230 governed the earlier Hispanic education initiative.
After the order
Agencies prepared measurable plans and a commission advised on cradle-to-career outcomes.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Education Secretary | Administer the initiative | Superseded |
| Agencies | Prepare and implement plans | Later policy changed |
| Advisory commission | Recommend improvements | Reconstituted later |
What happened next
EO 13555 renewed the initiative.
EO 14045 superseded EO 13555.
EO 14148 revoked EO 14045.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
Education statutes, appropriations and civil-rights law control program eligibility. The advisory order created no private right.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- Education Department — initiative archive (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
Last checked against the sources above on September 23, 2026. How we research →