US EditionMcMahon Defends Education Budget Cuts in Heated Senate Hearing
McMahon said the plan would shift more than 100 programs to other agencies and cut the Office for Civil Rights budget by 35%.
- On Tuesday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee to defend the administration's fiscal 2027 budget proposal, facing heated bipartisan questioning over efforts to restructure the Education Department.
- The White House plan trims Education Department discretionary funding by 2.9% to $76.5 billion while eliminating all $1.6 billion in federal funding for TRIO and Gear Up programs and cutting Office for Civil Rights funding by 35%.
- Lawmakers highlighted that the OCR reached only 112 resolution agreements last year, just 1% of nearly 12,000 pending cases, while budget documents show OCR staffing would be cut nearly in half from 530 to 271 employees.
- Sen. Patty Murray told McMahon that parents are "spitting mad, because they want to ensure their child with a disability has an education," warning the move signals "their health is more important than their education."
- McMahon argued shifting grant portfolios to the Labor Department will prepare students "for the workforce of today," though Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin and internal watchdogs warned the transfers could present "operational challenges" given the grants' complexity.
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Parents 'spitting mad' at Trump Cabinet member after grilling on Capitol Hill: report
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon had to face heated questions about her cuts and changes to programs in her department. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) grilled McMahon for plans to shift programs for special education and disabled students to other agencies, like the Department of Labor and Health an...
Linda McMahon punches back at senators questioning Education Department cuts
In a fiery hearing Tuesday, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended her work dismantling the very department she leads, with Senate Democrats saying the results have made life harder for parents and students. McMahon’s first appearance on Capitol Hill in nearly a year was intended to unpack the White House proposal on education spending for the 2027 fiscal year — and gave senators a chance to take stock of McMahon’s actions.Some Republic…
US Senate spending panel hails Education programs Trump has targeted for cuts • Washington State Standard
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — U.S. senators across the aisle pushed back Tuesday against President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate funding for programs serving disadvantaged students. Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended those and other proposed cuts to her agency outlined in Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request, which calls f…
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US Senate spending panel hails Education programs Trump has targeted for cuts
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — U.S. senators across the aisle pushed back Tuesday against President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate funding for programs serving disadvantaged students. Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended those and other proposed cuts to her agency outlined in Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request, which calls f…
US Senate spending panel hails Education programs Trump has targeted for cuts • Rhode Island Current
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — U.S. senators across the aisle pushed back Tuesday against President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate funding for programs serving disadvantaged students. Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended those and other proposed cuts to her agency outlined in Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request, which calls f…
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