Inside Higher Ed Susan H. Greenberg March 5, 2025 Shortly after being sworn in as education secretary Monday, Linda McMahon issued a memo outlining the Education Department’s “final mission.” Though she never directly mentions abolishing or dismantling the department, she makes clear that she intends to follow the instruction President Trump issued when he nominated her: […]
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Fox News Aubrie Spady March 3, 2025 The Senate confirmed McMahon to serve as Education Secretary on Monday evening FIRST ON FOX: Linda McMahon, in her first act as Secretary of Education, is informing all employees that she will lead a “momentous final mission” to send education back to the states, according to a letter obtained by Fox […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Jessica Blake March 3, 2025 The billionaire donor and co-chair of Trump’s transition team was sworn in Monday evening. Linda McMahon was narrowly confirmed along party lines as President Trump’s secretary of education in a 51-to-45 Senate vote late Monday afternoon and sworn in shortly after at the Department of Education building. All […]
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U.S. Department of Education February 27, 2025 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Education launched EndDEI.Ed.Gov, a public portal for parents, students, teachers, and the broader community to submit reports of discrimination based on race or sex in publicly-funded K-12 schools. The secure portal allows parents to provide an email address, the name of the […]
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