Newly confirmed Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has just sent an initial email to the staff at the Education Department (ED): Our job is to respect the will of the American people and the President they elected, who has tasked us with accomplishing the elimination of bureaucratic bloat here at the Department of Education—a momentous […]
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President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Education (ED), Linda McMahon, was confirmed today. As the co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) alongside her husband, Vince McMahon, the mogul has had a longstanding career in business, politics, and public service. In 2009, McMahon left WWE to try her hand in politics. But after two […]
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Editor’s Note: This statement was originally published by the National Association of Scholars on November 20, 2024. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. The National Association of Scholars (NAS) welcomes the nomination of Linda McMahon to serve as the next Secretary of Education. Her character, her experience, […]
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