Trump, McMahon and Education

Trump's Education Secretary Pick 'Wholeheartedly Supports' His Plan To Dissolve It
President Trump believes that the bureaucracy in Washington should be abolished so that we can return education to the states, where it belongs,” Linda McMahon wrote.
Who is Linda McMahon? CT resident could be Trump’s education secretary
Linda McMahon, 76, stepped down as CEO of WWE in 2009 to run for political office. Now she’s Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary.
Who is Trump’s education secretary nominee Linda McMahon?
Billionaire Linda McMahon, a Trump loyalist and leader of the America First Policy Institute, is set to be confirmed as the next Secretary of Education, tasked with destroying public education.
Trump’s Pick For Education Secretary Proposes Offloading Special Ed
As President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Education moves toward confirmation, her knowledge of special education and her plans for the program are raising concerns.
Trump’s education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does
If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants the former wrestling executive to “put herself out of a job.”
McMahon says she ‘wholeheartedly’ agrees with Trump plan to abolish Education Department
Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Education, said she “wholeheartedly” agrees with his plan to abolish the federal agency. The statement came in response to questions posed by Democratic Sens.
Expert: Cutting Department of Education Is More Complicated Than Trump Thinks
On this episode of America's Talking, Casey Harper, D.C. Bureau Chief for The Center Square, is joined by David Randall, Director of Research at the National Association of Scholars. They
Linda McMahon's nomination as Education secretary moves to full Senate
A Senate committee forwarded the nomination of Linda McMahon for education secretary to the full Senate despite worries of ...
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Linda McMahon’s Nomination as Trump’s Education Secretary Heads to Senate Floor
Senators in the education committee voted to approve McMahon’s nomination. Her nomination will now go to the full Senate for ...
Senate committee advances ex-wrestling CEO Linda McMahon as Trump’s nominee for education secretary
Linda McMahon’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s education secretary has advanced out of a Senate committee, ...
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Gov. Phil Scott’s ‘education transformation’ bill hits the Legislature, all 176 pages of it
Now in bill form, the proposal sets minimum class sizes, caps spending next year, and significantly restricts which private schools are eligible to receive public money.
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon Invokes Indian Boarding Schools During Her Confirmation Proceedings
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions voted 12-11 along party lines on Thursday to advance Linda ...
Senate committee advances Linda McMahon, Trump’s nominee for education secretary
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted 12-11 along party lines to send Linda McMahon’s ...
Republicans' love/hate relationship with the Education Department
The fight over the U.S. Department of Education has begun, but the battle lines are a little blurry.President Trump says he wants to close the department, and the Senate is expected to vote soon on ...
Vintage photos show how the US government's involvement in education has changed
The Department of Education has faced opposition since its initial establishment in 1867.