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Donald Trump Begins Dismantling the Department of Education

2025/3/21
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唐纳德·特朗普:我认为应该将教育的权力归还给各州,因为在大部分美国历史上,教育都是各州的责任。我的政府将采取一切合法措施来关闭教育部。我们将尽快关闭它,因为它对我们没有任何好处。我们希望让学生回到各州,一些州长对此非常高兴。他们希望教育回到他们手中,回到各州,他们将做得非常出色。 Kim Strassel:我不确定特朗普在没有国会的情况下能够减少或关闭多少教育部。 Mene Ukweberua:特朗普可以通过行政命令暂停或减少一些拨款,但是要完全取消项目,则需要国会的参与。许多拨款项目有不同的条款,允许教育部长自行决定向州和学区分配资金的数额和对象。一些拨款项目并非法律强制规定必须向各州分配特定数额的资金。特朗普政府将审查每一类拨款项目,看看哪些项目可以暂停,因为并非所有资金都必须支出。但是,从更广泛的意义上说,许多项目都需要国会的参与才能完全取消,而不是仅仅暂停或减少资金。因此,行政命令的措辞正是为了做到这一点。教育部将首先处理在其权限范围内的部分。但从长远来看,如果他们想将一些责任转移到行政部门的其他部门,或完全取消项目,他们就必须获得国会的支持。 Alicia Finley:我认为教育部主要是一个分发巨额拨款的机构,这导致学校雇佣大量管理人员和秘书来申请这些拨款,而这并没有改善教育成果。如果国会参与,应该通过块状拨款、改革学生贷款计划(例如,停止向研究生提供贷款)和限制基于收入的还款计划来改革教育部。这将减少政府对教育的干预,并使各州能够根据自身情况做出教育决策。此外,这也有利于推动学校选择。

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President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, aiming to return authority to states. The order directs the Education Secretary to take steps to facilitate the closure, but the extent of achievable changes without Congressional involvement remains unclear. The discussion explores the potential for program reductions, grant cuts, and the necessity of Congressional buy-in for significant changes.
  • Executive order directs dismantling of the Department of Education
  • Aims to return education authority to states
  • Unclear how much can be accomplished without Congress
  • Potential for program reductions and grant cuts
  • Congressional buy-in needed for major changes

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Surrounded by school children at desks, Donald Trump signs an executive order to begin the elimination of the Department of Education, moving to shift authority back to the states. What does the decision mean for grant money and student loan programs, what kind of legal challenges might the Trump administration face, and is this good politics? 

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