美国教育部批准俄克拉荷马与内布拉斯加两州「教育回归各州」豁免 十州累计省逾1.64亿美元
美国教育部11月10日宣布，批准俄克拉荷马州和内布拉斯加州的「教育回归各州」（Returning Education to the States，RES）豁免申请，两州成为第九和第十个获此豁免的州。豁免允许两州更灵活地统筹使用联邦教育经费，减少报送联邦层面的文书与合规工作。
据教育部数据，俄克拉荷马州通过合并零散拨款项目预计可节省超过350万美元行政成本，内布拉斯加州约节省300万美元；十个获批州合计到2029年可节省超过1.64亿美元，可将更多经费投向课堂。内布拉斯加州同时获得 Ed-Flex 灵活安排，该州成为第28个拥有此类安排的州，创下纪录。
教育部长 Linda McMahon 表示，把教育决策权交回各州、让州政府决定经费如何最有效地用于学生，是本届政府教育政策的核心。内布拉斯加州教育厅长 Brian Maher 与教育部负责中小学教育的官员 Lindel Fields 也在声明中表示，豁免将减少地方学区的重复报表负担。
RES 豁免依据《中小学教育法》（ESEA）第八章的豁免权作出，与总统2025年3月20日签署的第14242号行政令所确立的缩小联邦教育部规模、把教育管理权交回各州的方向一致。教育部表示，仍有多个州的申请在审理中。（来源：美国教育部）
Education Department Approves Oklahoma and Nebraska Returning Education to the States Waivers, Topping $164 Million in Savings Across 10 States
The U.S. Department of Education announced on November 10 that it has approved Returning Education to the States (RES) waiver requests from Oklahoma and Nebraska, making them the ninth and tenth states to receive the flexibility. The waivers let the states consolidate and use federal education funds more flexibly while cutting federal paperwork and compliance work.
According to the department, Oklahoma expects to save more than $3.5 million by consolidating fragmented grant programs, Nebraska about $3 million, and the ten approved states together are projected to save more than $164 million through 2029, freeing funds for classrooms. Nebraska also received Ed-Flex authority, becoming a record 28th state with that flexibility.
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said returning education decision-making to the states, so state governments decide how funds can most effectively serve students, is central to the administration's education policy. Nebraska Commissioner of Education Brian Maher and department official Lindel Fields said the waivers will reduce duplicative reporting burdens on local districts.
The RES waivers are issued under the waiver authority in Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), consistent with Executive Order 14242 of March 20, 2025, which set the direction of shrinking the federal department and returning education authority to the states. The department said applications from additional states remain under review. (Source: U.S. Department of Education)
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