教育部批准俄亥俄州「教育回归各州」豁免：逾3800万美元联邦资金可统筹使用 八州总额逾1.58亿美元
美国教育部10月30日宣布，批准俄亥俄州的「教育回归各州」（Returning Education to the States，RES）豁免申请，俄亥俄州教育与劳动力厅（ODEW）由此获得新的灵活性，可更有效地把联邦资金用于本州优先事项、改善学生成绩。
俄亥俄州是第八个获得RES豁免的州，此前获批的七个州为爱荷华州、路易斯安那州、印第安纳州、佛蒙特州、阿肯色州、南达科他州和密西西比州。此次豁免使俄亥俄州可将逾3,800万美元联邦资金统筹使用至2029年；八个获批州合计可统筹的资金超过1.58亿美元。ODEW计划把资金投向识字教育、加速学习、就业准备和学生身心健康等方向。
教育部长琳达·麦克马洪（Linda McMahon）表示，俄亥俄州采用循证识字教学后阅读 proficiency 创五年新高，华盛顿应做各州成功的伙伴而非障碍。ODEW厅长斯蒂芬·达金（Stephen D. Dackin）表示，豁免让学区把资源集中于识字、学生福祉与紧缺岗位就业准备，俄亥俄州将对结果负责。
豁免还包括：地方教育机构可把《中小学教育法》第三编A款英语习得资金集中用于三类规定支出中的一类或多类，而不必三类平均用力；以及实施「直接学生服务」时手续简化，特朗普总统2025年3月20日签署的第14242号行政令为这一系列放权措施的背景。
Education Department Approves Ohio's Returning Education to the States Waiver, Consolidating Over $38 Million
The U.S. Department of Education announced on October 30 that it has approved Ohio's Returning Education to the States (RES) Waiver, giving the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) new flexibility to use federal dollars on state priorities and improve student outcomes.
Ohio is the eighth state to receive a RES waiver, joining Iowa, Louisiana, Indiana, Vermont, Arkansas, South Dakota and Mississippi. The waiver allows Ohio to consolidate over $38 million in federal funds through 2029, bringing the total across all eight approved states to over $158 million. ODEW plans to target literacy, accelerated learning, workforce readiness and student wellness.
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said Ohio recently posted a five-year high in reading proficiency and that Washington should serve as a partner to state success, not a barrier. ODEW Director Stephen D. Dackin said the waiver lets districts focus resources on literacy, student well-being and preparation for in-demand jobs, and that Ohio will hold itself accountable for results.
The approval also lets local education agencies concentrate Title III-A English language acquisition funds on one or more of the three required spending categories, and simplifies Direct Student Services implementation. President Trump signed Executive Order 14242 on March 20, 2025, setting the policy backdrop for the flexibility measures.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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