Mr Duncan is, in fact, making early education one of his priorities, by including it in the next round of funding for Race to the Top, the big federal programme for schools.

事实上，邓肯先生把学前教育作为他的首要工作之一，包括把它加入到下一轮的给“力争上游”拨款的范围中。“力争上游”是针对学校的联邦大项目。

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It is pushing particularly hard against a new rule that would cut off federal education aid to programs whose graduates end up saddled with debt that they have little hope of ever repaying.

特别对一项新规定，施加了极大的压力。该规定将削减对以下(教育)项目的资助：强迫其毕业生承担债务，而且，根本不能指望他们能还上钱。

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But many conservatives criticized plans for the speech. Some called it "socialized education" or federal interference in local schools.

但是很多保守派对这一演讲计划进行了指责，很多人把它称作“社交教育”或者联邦对地方学校的干涉。

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Some called it "socialized education" or federal interference in local schools.

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