The US Education Minister Linda McMahon testifies on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in front of the US training and staff committee (Screenshot from the Livestream Committee)
Washington – Education Secretary Linda McMahon has gained the Democrats in the US House Committee for Education and workforce on Wednesday about the initiatives of the Trump government for the dramatic revision of the federal role in education and eliminating the educational department.
The legislator aimed at the budget application of President Donald Trump from 2026, which includes spending on $ 12 billion, as well as the efforts to exploit the agency and the threats for Yank funds for schools that exploit racial practices on aspects of student life.
A department Summary The cut “reflects an agency that wanes responsibly.”
The chairman Tim Walberg, a Republican in Michigan, praised McMahon’s efforts.
“We believe that we reduce the bureaucracy, trust our educators, to trust our state and local leaders and to trust the innovators who act against the obstacles taken by the bureaucracy,” he said. “And above all, we trust our parents – this is our vision, and luckily we finally have an administration that shares this vision.”
But Rep. Bobby Scott, a member of the committee, has blocked the priorities of the department, including the budget proposal, what he said, “would make it more difficult for the students to report a university education by proposing a reduction in funds for needs -based subsidies such as Pell and work study.”
“Ultimately, the students of this nation will suffer from this budget proposal,” said Virginia’s Democrat. “Students from families and students with low income with disabilities, English learners, international students and dyes will be exposed to more hurdles that access the same educational opportunities.”
The budget stipulates that the essential programs managed by the educational department for disadvantaged and low -income students, including Federal Trio programs And the early awareness and willingness for Bachelor programs or the facility.
The budget request also proposes an escalate of $ 60 million in order to expand the number of charter schools in the country and to reduce almost $ 1,700 compared to the maximum amount that a student can receive annually through the pell grant-a state subsidy that helps low-income students with low income.
A federal judge in Massachusetts received the administration in May A massive setback to your educational agency to order the agency 1,300 employees touched down during a reduction in the effort, Blocking of the department from Trump’s command to close the department and to complete the department transmission The student loan sports folio and special debt services for other federal authorities, while the case questions these guidelines.
A Federal Court of Justice confirmed the order judge on Wednesday.
The teaching plans
On Wednesday, the Democrats aimed at the government’s efforts against diversity, justice and inclusion or dei programs. The government had tried Bar schools of the exploit of Dei -practices With regard to aspects of student life in order to continue to receive federal financing, several federal judges have blocked.
Rep. Summer Lee von Pennsylvania said that the Trump government “has” the culture of racism that we have not seen since the Jim -Crow -ära “, and added that” they have made it clear that open attacks on black and brown and other marginalized communities are not only tolerated, it is encouraged. “
When asked by Lee whether a teaching plan for Tulsa Race’s massacre would be regarded as “illegal dei”, McMahon replied: “I would have to contact you.”
Lee then asked McMahon if she knew what the Tulsa Race massacre was, to which the secretary said: “I would like to examine it more and contact it.”
McMahon was similar to non -sick, in a question of assigning the autobiography of school depreciation Ruby Bridges.
Flexibility
The budget proposal also requires the consolidation of 18 grant programs for K-12 training and the replacement of a single formula subsidy program that will issue the administration of the states.
The Democrats at the hearing on Wednesday have the government’s initiative to return the education “back to the States” and found that some states have bad records for education.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari said the education system was “absolutely failed” many students in the United States. The main cause of this, said the Democrat from Arizona, is that many states have unfortunately not “underfunded their public education systems” and how the administration did not underfund due to the “too much” supervision or the policy.
When asked by Ansari, the risk of McMahon for public schools and universities when the federal education is exchanged from federal education or exceeded in the States, the secretary said “the federal education would not necessarily be gutted” and “More money to go to the countries without the bureaucracy of the Education Ministry.”
Ansari rejected this claim and noted that some states, including theirs, have a “miserable track record of the administration of education”. She referred to Arizona’s low ranking on public education, teacher salaries, test results and the highest relationship between students to teachers in the country.
