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News Articles: Linda McMahon

Chloe Kienzle of Arlington, Va., holds a sign as she stands outside the U.S. Department of Education, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday – the day after the Trump administration announced widespread job cuts at the agency.

What parents, teachers and school choice groups think of Education Department cuts

Teacher unions and some parent groups condemned the cuts, while school choice advocates celebrated them.

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  • Nicole Cohen
An empty elementary school classroom is seen on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York. Nationwide, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year.

If you see something (woke), say something

Code Switch's Gene Demby looks into the Department of Education's new end-DEI portal that asks Americans to narc on their local public schools.

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  • Gene Demby
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon leaves the House chamber after President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department

The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges that the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress and cannot legally be altered without congressional approval.

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  • Cory Turner
Linda McMahon, pictured here at her Senate confirmation hearing in February, previously led the U.S. Small Business Administration and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

Linda McMahon has been confirmed as Trump's secretary of education

The White House has been clear that it intends to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, and that it will be McMahon's job to oversee that effort.

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  • Elissa Nadworny ,
  • Cory Turner,
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Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Education Department, Linda McMahon, seen here in December, has come out in support of school choice and "parental rights in education," and in opposition to "political indoctrination in classrooms."

Linda McMahon led WWE and the SBA. The U.S. Education Dept. may be next

McMahon has a limited background in education, and a long career as a business executive. She'd be stepping into an agency the president hopes to dissolve.

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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta