Linda McMahon, Education Secretary
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon told CBS News that federal money to support low-income students and special education will continue to flow, as her department shifts some grant programs to other agencies.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon appeared at a White House briefing Thursday to address recent changes at her department, including shifting several programs to other federal agencies, and she
McMahon has also repeatedly affirmed that only Congress can fully shut down the department, but she’s noted that closing the department is different from dismantling bureaucracy and co-managing operations with other cabinet level departments.
The Democrat's government shutdown proved, without a doubt, American's don't need the Department of Education," McMahon said during White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's news briefing.
Linda McMahon is talking to "dozens" of Congress members about codifying the Education Department's biggest step toward extinction.
In a recording obtained by Inside Higher Ed, the secretary explained why she’s moving several grant programs to other federal agencies and how it could benefit students.
The Department of Education on Tuesday announced plans to further dismantle itself and move certain responsibilities to other parts of the federal government, moves that align with President
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