The Chronicle of Higher Education6d
Here’s What Linda McMahon, Nominee for Education Secretary, Had to Say About Higher Ed
Linda McMahon, a pro-wrestling magnate and Trump ally who led the Small Business Administration during his first term, seemed to want to have it both ways — saying in one moment that she’d ...
The Hechinger Report6d
Education nominee McMahon says she supports calls to dismantle the agency but that funding wouldn’t be affected
Consider supporting our stories and becoming a member today. Linda McMahon said she stands firmly behind President Donald Trump’s calls to gut the U.S. Department of Education at her confirmation ...
Slingshot News on MSN3d
'I'm Asking You A Simple Question': Bernie Sanders Gets Into Tense Exchange With Linda McMahon
During the confirmation hearing for Linda McMahon in the senate this week, Senator Bernie Sanders got into a tense exchange with McMahon over her position on Teacher salaries.
Fox News5d
Linda McMahon speaks out on protecting women and girls from trans athletes during confirmation hearing
Linda McMahon made her stance clear on trans inclusion in women's and girls' sports during her confirmation hearing for education secretary on Thursday. "I do not believe that biological boys ...
ABC News6d
Education nominee McMahon grilled amid Trump's vow to kill department
She conceded it "clearly cannot be shut down" without congressional approval. Months after she was announced to be President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Education, Linda McMahon ...
The Nation7d
Trump’s Education Pick Bankrolled Efforts to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Linda McMahon’s foundation has donated millions to groups that advocated for DEI programs, lauded affirmative action, and criticized Donald Trump. Linda McMahon and Donald Trump listens during ...
OPB5d
At McMahon's confirmation hearing, it was the Education Department on trial
You might know her from: Linda McMahon is most well-known for leading World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and helping to build it into a multibillion-dollar business. She also led the U.S. Small ...
The Washington Post7d
Education pick McMahon has a record at odds with Trump’s agenda
Hours before President-elect Donald Trump announced that Linda McMahon was his choice for secretary of education in November, McMahon posted on X about education. But her message wasn’t about ...
The Washington Post5d
McMahon, Trump’s pick for schools chief, says local control has its limits
Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department, spent her confirmation hearing Thursday defending Trump’s divisive agenda, including his plan to punish schools ...
Boston Herald5d
Trump’s pick for education chief seeks approval to lead an agency she would be asked to tear down
WASHINGTON (AP) — Linda McMahon faces an unusual test on Thursday as she seeks Senate approval to lead an agency the president wants her to destroy. If President Donald Trump has his way ...
The Baltimore Sun5d
Trump’s pick for education chief sketches a roadmap for dismantling the department
WASHINGTON (AP) — Linda McMahon on Thursday sketched out how key functions of the Education Department could be carved up to achieve President Donald Trump’s goal of dismantling the agency ...