美国教育部长琳达·麦克马洪重申了按计划关闭教育部（ED）的决定，旨在向国会证明她所领导的这个联邦机构已不再必要。
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon doubled down on closing the Department of Education (ED) as planned to demonstrate to Congress that the federal agency she leads is no longer necessary.
“这些机构间协议的含义实际上是，教育部正与这些机构签约，由它们履行被赋予的职能，”麦克马洪对福克斯新闻数字版表示。
"g these interagency agreements means, in fact, that the Department of Education is contracting with these agencies to perform the functions that they've been given," McMahon told Fox News Digital.
“第一大块工作已移交给劳工部。”在2024年总统竞选期间，唐纳德·特朗普曾承诺撤销教育部，随后签署行政命令，指示其政府开始拆解该机构。
"The first big block of work was transferred over to the Department of Labor." Throughout his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to eliminate the ED, laterg an executive order directing his administration to begin dismantling the agency.
作为这项工作的一部分，劳工部（DOL）将在《劳动力创新与机会法案》（WIOA）和《珀金斯法案》下，承担成人教育、家庭识字以及职业和技术教育（CTE）项目日常管理的主要角色。
As part of that effort, the Department of Labor (DOL) is taking on a major role in the day-to-day administration of adult education, family literacy and career and technical education (CTE) programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the Perkins Act.
劳工部负责运营职责，而教育部保留法定责任和监督职能，同时将服务转移给各州和资助接受方。
While Labor manages operational duties, the Department of Education retains statutory responsibilities and oversight while shifting services to states and grant recipients.
“首先是从CTE——职业和技术教育——开始，然后是K-12教育，最后是高等教育，”麦克马洪说。
"It started first with CTE — Career and Technical Education — then K–12 and finally higher education as well," McMahon said.
麦克马洪解释说，她希望向立法者证明，即使没有一个独立的内阁级部门，联邦对学生的支持也不会动摇。
McMahon explained that she wants to show lawmakers that federal support for students won't falter without a standalone Cabinet department.
“我凭借这些机构间协议这一概念验证向国会提出请求：‘让我向你们证明这行得通，’”她说。
"I've asked Congress with this proof of concept in these interagency agreements: 'Let me prove to you that it works,'" she said.
“最终，国会必须投票决定我们是否关闭教育部，以及我是否真的能解雇我自己。希望他们会投赞成票，因为我认为结果将对学生更有利，这也是目标。这当然也是总统的目标。”该机构采取的另一重大步骤是与财政部合作，后者同意接管联邦学生贷款及违约债务催收相关的关键业务。
"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. That is certainly the president's goal." The agency took another major step by partnering with the Department of the Treasury, which agreed to take over key operations related to federal student loans and collections on defaulted debt.
与财政部的学生贷款合作伙伴关系以及与劳工部的劳动力倡议，是更广泛的一系列跨机构协议的一部分。据教育部官员称，目标是向国会展示一个“概念验证”，即基本的联邦教育职能和资金流向可以在不中断的情况下，成功地在行政部门各机构之间重新分配。
The student loan partnership with Treasury and the workforce initiative with DOL are part of a broader series of interagency agreements. According to Department of Education officials, the goal is to demonstrate a "proof of concept" to Congress that essential federal education functions and funding flows can be successfully reallocated across executive branch agencies without disruption.
“我称之为我的概念验证，向国会表明这行得通，资金仍然能到达学校和学生最需要的地方，”麦克马洪对福克斯新闻数字版表示。
"I call it my proof of concept to show Congress that it works, that the money still gets to schools and to students where they need it," McMahon told Fox News Digital.
“教育部的一些项目在其他机构中被重复了，或者在别处处理得更好，”麦克马洪补充道。“所以，让我们提高效率。让我们确保资金到达它需要去的地方，让我们以学生成果来衡量这一点，并让教师和管理人员对他们的所作所为负责。”卡托研究所高等教育政策研究员安德鲁·吉伦对福克斯新闻数字版表示，转移学生贷款和公式拨款等主要核心职责，标志着与以往跨机构协议的重大区别，后者历史上主要集中在次要的行政支持上。
"Some of the programs in the Department of Education were being duplicated in other agencies or handled better elsewhere," McMahon added. "So, let's be efficient. Let's make sure the money gets where it needs to go, let's measure that by student outcomes and let's hold teachers and administrators accountable for what they're doing." Andrew Gillen, a higher education policy research fellow at the Cato Institute, told Fox News Digital that shifting major core duties like student loans and formula grants marks a substantial change from previous interagency agreements, which historically focused on minor administrative support.
麦克马洪此前在政府停摆期间辩称，教育部主要充当联邦资金的过路实体，主张其日常职能属于非必要职能。
McMahon previously argued during the government shutdown that the ED acts primarily as a pass-through entity for federal money, contending that its day-to-day functions are nonessential.
“国会拨款。资金通过教育部，其中一些资金仍流向其他机构，以到达学生和学校手中，”麦克马洪对福克斯新闻数字版表示。
"Congress appropriates the funds. The funds come through the Department of Education, and some of that funding still goes to other agencies to get to students and schools," McMahon told Fox News Digital.
“主要是，这笔资金通过教育部拨付，然后流向各州和地方政府用于教育。”
"Primarily, the money was passed through the Department of Education to then get to the states and local authorities for education."
教育部今年早些时候宣布，该机构已搬出林登·B·约翰逊教育部大楼，以便能源部于8月前搬入。官员们称此举是“节省数亿纳税人资金、进一步精简联邦教育官僚机构的明智之举”。特朗普政府还在寻求通过将更多权力下放给各州来缩减该部门的规模。
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TARGETS HEAD START BUREAUCRACY IN MOVE ADVOCATES SAY PUTS PARENTS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT ED announced earlier this year that the agency moved out of the Lyndon B. Johnson Department of Education building so the Department of Energy could move in by August. The move is what the officials call "a prudent step to save hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars and further reduce the federal education bureaucracy." The Trump administration is also seeking to reduce the department's footprint by returning more power to the states.
教育部启动了一项新流程，允许各州申请在使用联邦教育资金方面获得更大灵活性，并减轻行政负担。爱荷华州成为首个参与该计划的州。
The ED launched a new process allowing states to seek greater flexibility in using federal education funds and reducing administrative burdens. Iowa became the first state to participate in the effort.
2025年7月，教育部向各州发出信函，鼓励它们申请豁免，这将赋予州教育官员对联邦资金更大的支配权，并降低合规成本。
The Department of Education sent states a letter in July 2025 encouraging them to apply for the waiver, which would give state education officials more discretion over federal dollars and reduce compliance costs.