Linda McMahon vows to work with Congress, including to shutter Education Department

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Trump pick has little background in education

WASHINGTON — Linda McMahon once described herself as an outsider stepping into the world of education, a business leader with an "inquiring mind" who would challenge the status quo and demand more for students.

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Sen. Katie Britt: McMahon Will Bring Much-Needed Education Reform

President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of education, Linda McMahon, is the right person to deliver significant, lasting changes.

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The Department of Education: The Big "Con Job"

President Donald Trump has called for the Department of Education to be “closed immediately,” slamming it as a “big con job” while pointing to the U.S. education system’s poor global ranking despite its high spending. As an educator, I agree. Currently, they redistribute the wealth among districts and mandate 90% while funding only 10%. They […] The post The Department of Education: The Big “Con Job” appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

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Linda McMahon, a U.S. businesswoman nominated by President Donald Trump to be Secretary of Education, told a Senate committee on Thursday that she would support a commission to investigate how universities are fighting the rise in hatred of Jews since Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on October 7, 2023.Read more]]>

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Federal education money and Minnesota: 4 questions - Albert Lea Tribune

By Elizabeth Shockman, Minnesota Public Radio News As the Trump administration presses for big cuts to the federal education bureaucracy, school leaders in districts across Minnesota say any disruption to funding will have serious implications for day-to-day services impacting the state’s most vulnerable K-12 students. The federal government in recent days has moved to slash funding for the research arm of the U.S Department of Education, and P…

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McMahon outlines ways to dismantle Education

WASHINGTON — Linda McMahon on Thursday sketched out how key functions of the Education Department could be carved up to achieve President Donald Trump's goal of dismantling the agency, vowing to "reorient" the department while continuing some of its largest…