盐湖城——教育部长琳达·麦克马洪对福克斯新闻数字频道表示，美国公共教育到了该“重置”的时候，因为几十年来已花费3万亿美元，而全国阅读成绩却持续下滑。
SALT LAKE CITY — Education Secretary Linda McMahon told Fox News Digital that the United States is due for a "reset" of public education after spending $3 trillion over decades while national reading scores have consistently declined.
“我们已经花掉了你提到的那3万亿美元，却眼看着成绩不断下降。所以一定是哪里做错了。我们需要重置，”麦克马洪在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时说。
"We've spent this $3 trillion that you referenced, and we've watched scores continue to come down. So we're doing something wrong. We need to reset," McMahon said in an interview with Fox News Digital.
“我们知道，总统相信，我也相信，最好的教育是离孩子最近、有家长参与的教育，”麦克马洪补充说。“我们的目标是确保把那些更关注成人的行政项目搬出华盛顿特区，这样我们就能把所有那些资金重新投入各州的教育中。”麦克马洪周二访问犹他州，以宣传特朗普政府在改革K-12教育方面的进展。这位部长发表了题为“下一个250年：K-12教育”的演讲，强调将教育权力归还各州、投资于行之有效的学业干预措施，以及扩大家庭的择校选择。
"We know that the president believes, as do I, that the best education is the one that's closest to the child with parental involvement," McMahon added. "Our goal is to make sure that we move administrative programs that focus more on adults out of Washington, D.C., so that we can get all of those dollars back into education in the states." McMahon visited Utah on Tuesday to highlight the Trump administration’s progress in reforming K-12 education. Delivering a speech titled "The Next 250: K-12 Education," the secretary emphasized returning education authority to the states, investing in proven academic interventions, and expanding school choice for families.
“在我们做出的每一个决定中，我们都不是在问什么对扩大政府权力、意识形态议程或官僚的职业发展更有利。我们是在让教育回归其最基本的职责：培育孩子们与生俱来的潜能，”麦克马洪在西谷城美国预备学院对一群学生、家长和教师说。
"In every decision we make, we are not asking what’s better for growing government power, ideological agendas, or bureaucrats’ careers. We are returning education to its most basic obligation: to nurture the God-given potential of our children," McMahon told a crowd of students, parents, and teachers at American Preparatory Academy in West Valley City.
犹他州的活动是该部门旨在将联邦教育权力下放的50州巡回之旅的第47站。据教育部官员称，几十年来已花费超过3万亿美元的联邦纳税人资金，而全国测试结果显示，只有大约十分之三的学生在数学和阅读方面达到或超过熟练水平。
The Utah event marked the 47th stop on the department’s 50-state tour aimed at decentralizing federal education authority. According to Department of Education officials, more than $3 trillion in federal taxpayer money has been spent over the decades, while national test results show that only about three in 10 students perform at or above the proficient level in math and reading.
演讲结束后，麦克马洪对福克斯新闻数字频道表示，疫情期间家长对教育的参与度有所提高。
Speaking with Fox News Digital following her address, McMahon said parental involvement in education increased during the pandemic.
“家长们首次能够看到教育方面发生了什么，看到教给孩子们的课程内容，”麦克马洪说。“他们开始参与，开始担忧，并开始参加学区董事会会议。我认为这真正开始改变了关注焦点。加上看一看全国教育进展评估（NAEP）分数——我们的‘国家成绩单’——自教育部成立以来就是一路下滑。”麦克马洪上任时承诺，将致力于拆解这一联邦机构，包括聘请负责逐步撤销其所属办公室的负责人。
"Parents, for the first time, could see what was going on with education, with the curriculum that was being taught to their children," McMahon said. "They became involved, they became concerned, and they started going to school board meetings. I think that really started to change the focus. And that, in conjunction with looking at the fact that NAEP scores — our national report card — have simply gone down since the Department of Education was established." McMahon pledged upon taking office to work toward dismantling the federal agency, including hiring leaders tasked with phasing out their own offices.
这一推动与唐纳德·特朗普总统更广泛的教育倡议保持一致，他在白宫玫瑰园一场推动学校选择权的活动中强调了该倡议。特朗普还承诺从课堂中清除“极左极端主义”，并辩称联邦教育支出未能带来可接受的学业成果。
The push aligns with President Donald Trump's broader education initiative, which he highlighted at a White House Rose Garden event promoting school choice. Trump also pledged to eliminate "far-left extremism" from classrooms and argued that federal education spending has failed to deliver acceptable academic results.
作为政府缩减联邦监管更广泛努力的一部分，教育部于3月宣布与财政部达成一项跨机构协议。根据该协议，财政部将承担管理联邦学生贷款的某些职责，包括催收违约贷款，这是政府将行政职责从教育部转移出去努力的一部分。
As part of the administration's broader effort to downsize federal oversight, the Department of Education announced an interagency agreement with the Treasury Department in March. Under the agreement, Treasury will take on certain responsibilities for managing federal student loans, including collections on defaulted loans, as part of the administration's effort to transfer administrative duties away from the Education Department.
这项学生贷款移交是九项跨机构合作伙伴关系之一，旨在作为“概念验证”向国会展示，联邦教育任务可以重新分配。
The student loan transfer is one of nine interagency partnerships designed to serve as a "proof of concept" for Congress to show that federal education tasks can be reallocated.
“我已向国会提出请求，凭借这一概念验证和这些机构间协议：让我向你们证明这行得通，”麦克马洪对福克斯新闻数字版表示。“我知道，最终国会必须投票表决，如果我们确实关闭教育部，如果我确实能够让自己‘下岗’。希望他们会投赞成票，因为我相信结果将对学生更有利——这才是目标。”麦克马洪表示，该联邦机构主要作为资金的“过手”机构发挥作用，而非控制地方学校课程，她指出这一区别经常被公众误解。
"I've asked Congress, with this proof of concept and these interagency agreements: Let me prove to you that it works," McMahon told Fox News Digital. "I know, ultimately, Congress has to vote if we do close the Department of Education and if I, in fact, am able to fire myself. Hopefully, they will vote for it because I believe the outcome will be better for students — and that is the goal." McMahon said that the federal agency functions largely as a "pass-through" for funding rather than controlling local school curricula, a distinction she noted is frequently misunderstood by the public.
“目标是消除教育官僚体系，它似乎更关注成年人，而非孩子们的表现，”她说。
"The goal is to get rid of the bureaucracy of education that seems to focus more on adults and not on children's performance," she said.
在结束犹他州之行后，麦克马洪的四部分演讲系列将继续，接下来将前往内华达州、亚利桑那州和田纳西州，探讨不断上涨的高等教育成本和劳动力佩尔助学金。她本月晚些时候在田纳西州的最后一场主题演讲将聚焦于恢复高等教育的问责制和标准。
Following her Utah visit, McMahon’s four-part speaking series will continue with upcoming stops in Nevada, Arizona, and Tennessee to address rising higher education costs and workforce Pell grants. Her final keynote in Tennessee later this month will focus on restoring accountability and standards in higher education.