3 Takeaways From McMahon Hearing on Ed Dept Priorities
McMahon said the overhaul will move programs to other agencies and cut staff by about 45%, while critics warn it could weaken civil rights enforcement.
- On Thursday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended the Department of Education's overhaul before the House Committee on Education and Workforce, arguing the agency is fulfilling a "clear mandate" to sunset a failed federal bureaucracy.
- The GOP's tax and spending "megabill" signed by President Trump last year prompted the department to cut staff by roughly 45% since 2024 and offload more than 100 programs to other federal agencies.
- Imminent loan regulations taking effect July 1 cap graduate borrowing while excluding nursing from the "professional" category, with Rep. Joe Courtney calling the exclusion "one of the most insulting, tone-deaf messages to 5 million nurses."
- Scrutiny of the Office for Civil Rights revealed staff cuts cost taxpayers up to $38 million in administrative leave, though McMahon insisted "OCR is important" and is actively "rehiring attorneys."
- As McMahon confirmed the department has "not yet made a determination of where IDEA services would go," disability-rights advocates continue to resist offloading these critical functions to other agencies.
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U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon testifies before the House Committee on Education and Workforce on May 14, 2026. The hearing examined the policies and priorities of the Department of Education. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took heat Thursday over forthcoming changes to the federal student loan system that will impose new borrowing limits for professional and graduate students. …
US House members scrutinize ‘big, beautiful’ law’s loan limits for nursing, teaching degrees
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon testifies before the House Committee on Education and Workforce on May 14, 2026. The hearing examined the policies and priorities of the Department of Education. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took heat Thursday over forthcoming changes to the federal student loan system that will impose new borrowing limits for professional and graduate students. …
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Fox NewsMcMahon tells House panel Trump admin moving to dismantle ‘failed’ $3T education bureaucracy
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon declared on Thursday that Americans elected President Donald Trump “to sunset” the “education bureaucracy,” asserting that the administration is enacting “education renewal.” “Americans reelected President Trump with a clear mandate to sunset a 46-year-old, $3-trillion dollar, failed education bureaucracy in D.C. and return authority to where it belongs to p…
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