President-elect Trump has proposed eliminating the U.S. Department of Education. What would be the impact, if any, on higher education in the United States?
What are the main benefits? What are the main drawbacks?
In addition, losing this federal funds will give colleges/universities more opportunities/room to increase their quota of accepting/admitting foreign students to their institutions as well. More money and more opportunities for foreign students to be able to successfully achieve their dream American education. Also, losing this federal funds means losing the educational funds for poor American young adult learners who cannot afford to finance their higher education aspirations.
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The question of dismantling the U.S. Department of Education raises profound reflections about the architecture of education governance - not just in the U.S., but globally.
From an international perspective, centralized educational bodies serve both symbolic and functional roles: they set shared standards, protect equity of access, and ensure minimum quality thresholds across diverse institutions.
The potential elimination of such a body could create greater autonomy for individual states and institutions, fostering innovation in some regions. However, it could also deepen existing inequalities, fragment policy coherence, and erode collective accountability - particularly affecting marginalized groups who historically relied on federal protections.
In the realm of higher education, where global competition and credential comparability are critical, the absence of a national framework might make American institutions more vulnerable to disparities in recognition and funding on the international stage.
Beyond structural impacts, I believe there is a deeper philosophical question: What vision of education do we collectively uphold - one driven by the invisible hand of the market, or one guided by a shared commitment to public good and human flourishing?
Thank you for raising such a vital and globally relevant discussion.
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