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Secretary of Education Linda McMahon News Tracker

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon News Tracker

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  • Headline: "Education Chief McMahon Continues Controversial Crusade to Dismantle the Department of Education"

    Headline: "Education Chief McMahon Continues Controversial Crusade to Dismantle the Department of Education"
    2025/05/15
    Secretary of Education Linda McMahon continues her controversial mission to dismantle the Department of Education, following President Trump's executive order signed earlier this year. On May 14, 2025, McMahon appeared on PragerU to explain her vision for transforming American education by reducing federal oversight and returning control to states and parents.

    "Every year scores and performance goes down. We're clearly not doing something right," McMahon stated during the interview. "If we want to be the number one country in the world, we have to raise this bar. Our children have to be better educated."

    The Secretary's recent actions have generated significant controversy. On May 5, McMahon sent a letter to Harvard University, claiming the institution was violating federal law and informing them they would no longer receive federal grants. This letter became the subject of misinformation when a marked-up version with spelling and grammar corrections circulated on social media, falsely attributed to Harvard. Fact-checkers confirmed this edited version originated from a user on X, not from the university.

    Earlier this month, McMahon released a statement supporting President Trump's FY 2026 "Skinny Budget," which outlines major consolidations within the education system. The plan would combine 18 competitive and formula K-12 grant programs and seven Individuals with Disabilities Act programs into just two simplified funding streams.

    "President Trump's proposed budget puts students and parents above the bureaucracy," McMahon said. "It reflects the historic mandate I have been given to serve as the final Secretary of Education."

    In late March, McMahon abruptly canceled more than $1 billion in remaining pandemic relief funding by informing states that their deadline to spend COVID relief money had passed. She notified state education chiefs that all remaining funds had to be spent by 5 p.m. that same day, canceling previously granted extensions and stating that additional time "was not justified."

    The Education Department has already eliminated roughly half of its workforce, including over 100 union employees from the Institute of Education Sciences, which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress that tracks K-12 student achievement.

    While defending these massive cuts, McMahon acknowledged that closing the Department requires congressional approval and expressed her desire to work with lawmakers. "I want to have them partner with us so that they understand that what we really want to provide for the states are best practices and tools," she explained, adding that when the Department no longer exists, "there are other agencies that will uphold and provide" essential functions.

    Critics, including NEA President Becky Pringle, have compared McMahon to former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, arguing that her agenda threatens to defund public education and divert resources to private schools.
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  • Headline: Seismic Shift in U.S. Education Policy as Secretary McMahon Reshapes Department's Priorities

    Headline: Seismic Shift in U.S. Education Policy as Secretary McMahon Reshapes Department's Priorities
    2025/05/13
    Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has made several significant moves in recent days that underscore the Trump administration's dramatic shift in educational policy.

    On May 5, McMahon sent a letter to Harvard University claiming the institution is violating federal law and informing them they would no longer receive federal grants. The letter, which described Harvard as a "mockery," represents one of the administration's most aggressive stances toward higher education institutions to date[1][3].

    This action follows McMahon's statement on May 2 regarding President Trump's FY 2026 "Skinny Budget," where she emphasized the administration's focus on "putting students and parents above the bureaucracy." In her statement, she described herself as "the final Secretary of Education" and outlined plans to consolidate 18 competitive and formula K-12 grant programs and seven Individuals with Disabilities Act programs down to two simplified funding streams[2].

    McMahon has been moving swiftly to implement major changes since her confirmation on March 3. By March 20, President Trump had signed an executive order directing her to "facilitate" the Education Department's closure[4]. At the ASU+GSV Summit on April 8, McMahon defended these massive cuts, stating, "Let's shake it up. Let's do something different, and it's not through bureaucracy in Washington"[6].

    In a particularly controversial move on March 28, McMahon abruptly informed states that their time to spend COVID relief funds had ended, canceling previously granted extensions. The decision affected approximately $130 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funding that schools had budgeted but not yet spent. McMahon stated that extending deadlines for COVID-related grants "years after the COVID pandemic ended is not consistent with the Department's priorities"[5].

    McMahon's approach aligns with her stated convictions that "parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education" and that "taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning in math, reading, science, and history—not divisive DEI programs and gender ideology"[7].

    The rapid pace of changes has raised concerns about the Department's ability to carry out key functions, especially after it eliminated roughly half of its workforce, including over 100 employees in the Institute of Education Sciences, which oversees national assessment programs like the Nation's Report Card[6].

    As McMahon continues to implement the administration's education agenda, she remains focused on what she calls the department's "final mission" of leaving "American education freer, stronger, and with more hope for the future"[7].
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  • "Escalating Tensions: Education Secretary Cuts Harvard Grants, Dismantling Department"

    "Escalating Tensions: Education Secretary Cuts Harvard Grants, Dismantling Department"
    2025/05/11
    In a dramatic escalation of tensions between the federal government and Harvard University, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced on Monday, May 5, 2025, that the United States government will no longer award grants to Harvard. McMahon delivered this decision in a three-page letter to Harvard President Alan M. Garber, which she later shared on social media platform X.

    The letter alleged that Harvard has "engaged in a systemic pattern of violating federal law" and accused the university of failing to comply with the Supreme Court's 2023 decision that overturned race-based affirmative action in admissions. McMahon's letter included various criticisms, from Harvard's new introductory math course, which she called an "embarrassing 'remedial math' program," to former President Claudine Gay's resignation amid plagiarism allegations, and claims that the Harvard Law Review discriminated against white authors.

    This move represents the latest development in McMahon's controversial tenure as what she herself has described as "the last Secretary of Education." President Trump appointed McMahon with the explicit goal of dismantling the Department of Education, a mission formalized through an executive order signed on March 20, 2025.

    McMahon has been actively implementing significant policy changes. In late March, she abruptly informed states that their time to spend COVID relief funds had immediately ended, canceling previously granted extensions. The decision primarily affected funds schools had budgeted but not yet spent from the approximately $130 billion in relief approved in March 2021.

    More recently, on May 7, McMahon faced criticism from members of Congress for discontinuing approximately $1 billion in mental health grants intended to prevent school shootings. These grants, authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, supported hundreds of school districts across 49 states. Representatives Lucy McBath, Terri Sewell, and Salud Carbajal demanded that these grants be immediately reinstated.

    On May 2, McMahon released a statement supporting President Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 "Skinny Budget," which she said "puts students and parents above the bureaucracy" and reflects her mandate as "the final Secretary of Education." The budget consolidates multiple grant programs into simplified funding streams while maintaining support for low-income families and special education students.

    McMahon has defended her approach by arguing that education should be tailored to communities with greater parental involvement and local control. "The president made very clear that Pell grants, funding for students with special needs, all of those would continue," McMahon stated in March, "but he does believe that we'll be able to operate more efficiently by governors and state departments of education and superintendents and parents can certainly have more input into the education of their students."

    Before her current role, McMahon led the Small Business Administration during President Trump's first term from 2017 to 2019. She was confirmed as Education Secretary on March 3, 2025.
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