A Federal Judge of Boston (northeast) agreed in May, suspending the presidential decree and ordering the reintegration of hundreds of licensed officials.
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The supreme court of nine judges raised this suspension, against the opinion of the three progressives
Judge Sonia Sotomayor, on behalf of the three progressives, denounced an “indefensible decision”.
“When the executive power announces its intention to violate the law and then puts this promise to execute, the duty of the judiciary is to block this illegality, not to facilitate it,” she writes.
The impact of this announced dismantling is not comparable to what it is in a centralized country where education is managed at the national level, like France. In the United States, this area is already largely in the local authorities.
The American Ministry of Education nevertheless plays an important role, in particular via federal subsidies to schools located in economic and social disadvantaged areas.
It cannot be completely dismantled without the adoption of a law requiring 60 votes in the Senate, where the Republicans currently have 53 seats.
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