the Department of Education
/ðə dɪˌpɑːtmənt əv edʒuˈkeɪʃn/
/ðə dɪˌpɑːrtmənt əv edʒuˈkeɪʃn/
- the US government department that establishes general policies for the country's schools and is in charge of national programmes for education, including financial help. Individual states have a lot of freedom to decide what is taught in their schools.
教育部：美国政府部门，为该国的学校制定一般政策，并负责国家教育计划，包括财政援助。各个州有很多自由决定他们学校所教的课程。