Washington – the largely partisan US Ministry of Education At a hearing on Wednesday by a panel of US house training came to the fore, as rumors continue to reduce the Federal Agency, which is only four and a half decades ancient, through President Donald Trump’s plans.
Trump was strongly committed to a promise to get rid of the department, which under many tasks managed the financing of vital programs, including for school districts with low income and special education, and also the student study aid.
Trump is reported Possibly output a kind of executive order This tries to reduce the department internally and Ask the congress to abolish the agency. He alone does not have the authority to close the department and the efforts would require the consent of the congress.
The legislator stood out for a house committee for educational and work negotiations, which focused on the “state of American Education”, in particular the choice of school selection, parental rights in education and diversity, equity and inclusion.
The President’s comprehensive plan, which was presented to the “rescue of American education” during his campaign, has already broken out of the lock since he accepted his office last month.
He gave a Series of educational instructions Last week, the prioritization of school selection, the financing of the school selection, ended, what the administration sees as “radical indoctrination in K-12 school formation” and sees “additional measures to combat anti-Semitism”.
Trump too Signed executive orders In January that Gut Dei programs and activities in the federal government.
Restoration of common sense “
Rep. Tim Walberg, chairman of the House Education Panel, said that he was “pleased that the Trump government takes excellent steps to restore common sense, personal responsibility and the choice of parents through our education system”.
“A lot of work has to be done in K-12 training,” said the Republican from Michigan and pointed out the latest data from the Hin National assessment of the progress of education.
The report resulted Average mathematics and readable in 2024 For students in fourth grade and eighth grade, the students were lower in 2019 compared to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Nicole Neily, President and founder of parents who defends education, said: “American education is in the crises.”
“The US schools have concentrated on everything on everything on the investigation of children for far too long, and as the NAEP results of the past week showed, our children have the main burden of these bad decisions,” she said.
“We will fight every attempt”
In the meantime, the Democrats in the panel warned of the effects of reducing the educational department.
“Irony is not lost here to discuss the state of American education, while the current administration actively discusses how the most important federal authority can be reduced to ensure safe, high -quality education for all students,” said Rep. Bobby Scott, member of the panel.
“We will fight against every attempt to reduce the department, and so we do not know what the plan will be, but count on our opposition to every plan that will abolish the Ministry of Education and the programs it contains”, the Democrat of Virginia ” added.
Jahana Hayes, Democratic MPs of Connecticut, found that the educational department since its foundation in 1979 “is obliged to ensure high -quality education for children across the country”.
“As (Chairman Walberg) found, there are around 1 million children who take part in programs to choose from private schools, but 49.6 million children take part in public school education – what about them? Who is committed to you? “Said Hayes.
Janai Nelson, President and Director of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, said Trump’s executive commands, “teaching and learning to restrict and support environments, and his threats to reduce the Ministry The basis of good citizenship is demolished. “
“We have to leave these suggestions from the game book 2025 and approach public education with common sense and common purpose, not with separatism and self -help,” said Nelson.
Project 2025, which almost 900-page guideline proposal A huge conservative blueprint outlines from the Heritage Foundation, which requires the education department to remove the educational department under many educational priorities.
Last updated 7:19 p.m., February 5, 2025
