Linda McMahon, chosen by President Donald Trump as the new education secretary, spoke to a US Senate committee on Thursday. She complained about too much power being held by the federal education department. “Our problems come from too much control in our federal education system,” she said.
McMahon suggested that the solution is to support “education freedom” instead of more government control. During his campaign, Trump promised to close the federal education department and give its responsibilities to state governments.
Some Democrats, teachers’ unions, and parents are worried about this plan, seeing it as a threat to public education. Trump even told McMahon to “put herself out of a job” to show he meant it.
While some conservative groups agree with the idea of local control in schools, they know it will be challenging to reduce the large department.
During the hearing, Senator Bernie Sanders argued that the federal education department helps 26 million children in low-income areas. He stressed that every child in America deserves a quality education, no matter their family’s income.
McMahon is not new to politics; she has supported Trump financially since 2016 and is married to Vince McMahon, the big boss of WWE. She worked as the president of WWE from 1993 and became CEO in 1997, before leaving in 2009 to pursue her political ambitions.
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