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Education Secretary Says Shutdown Showed Department Wouldn't Be Missed
The 43-day shutdown showed key education services continued uninterrupted, supporting calls to shift control from the federal Department of Education to state governments, officials said.
- On Sunday, Linda McMahon, U.S. secretary of Education, said the government shutdown showed the U.S. Department of Education would not be missed.
- Conservative leaders have long argued the department is mostly a `pass-through` for funds better managed by states, and the Trump administration says it will end federal micromanagement and return authority to states.
- During the shutdown, routines for schools continued with students and teachers paid and sports seasons and bus routes uninterrupted, while the Department of Education civil rights office paused investigations and grant-making activities.
- The administration is implementing concrete changes including a nationwide listening tour, waivers for states, and a Department of Labor partnership launched in May alongside One Big Beautiful Bill Act reforms.
- Critics cautioned that unions and education groups, including the National Education Association, warned dismantling would be `catastrophic` and public views are split with the Pew Research Center finding earlier this year 44% liked and 45% disliked the department.
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