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Linda McMahon, Education Secretary and Democrats

Sparks fly between Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Dem Rep. Watson Coleman: 'You should feel shameful'

Education Secretary Linda McMahon clashes with Democrat Rep. Watson Coleman in fiery hearing over Trump’s plan to shrink the Department of Education and return power to states.

The Hill on MSN · 1d

McMahon spars with Democrats over request to cut Education Department funding

Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Wednesday defended to House members the Trump administration’s request to cut 15 percent from her department’s budget. McMahon at times had

The New York Times · 1d

Democrats Hammer Linda McMahon Over Education Department Cuts

Linda McMahon, the secretary of education, received a frosty welcome on Wednesday from Democrats who hammered her relentlessly over President Trump’s directive to dismantle the agency.

Federal judge blocks mass Education Department layoffs

The Hill on MSN · 23h

Judge blocks Trump layoffs, order to close Education Department

A district judge on Thursday blocked President Trump’s executive order calling for the closure of the Department of Education — as well as against the reduction in force that laid off half of the

New York Magazine · 20h

Judge Calls Out Trump’s Absurd Argument for Wrecking the Department of Education

In what could lead to a consequential Supreme Court decision, Myong J. Joun said it’s absurd to claim demolishing an agency improves its efficiency.

LA Times on MSN · 22h

Federal judge blocks Trump order to shut down Education Department

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs

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Linda McMahon Offers Few New Specifics on Ed. Dept. Budget Cuts

The Education Department wants to cut billions in spending but has offered few specifics on funding streams it wants to ...

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Education Department opens investigation of admissions at selective Virginia high school

The Education Department said Thursday it is opening a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools in ...

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McMahon investigates Fairfax County admissions policy that ‘dashed’ dreams of Asian students

The announcement of McMahon's investigation came the day after Virginia's attorney general found Thomas Jefferson High School guilty of discriminating against Asian students.

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Education secretary defends 15.3% agency budget cut in 'final mission'

Education Secretary Linda McMahon, testifying before a House subcommittee on Wednesday, defended a 15.3% leaner budget from last year as part of the department's "final mission." ...

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House Democrats press McMahon to preserve Office of Civil Rights amid cuts

At a congressional hearing, Education Secretary Linda McMahon assured lawmakers that, though the size of the office is being ...

Education secretary speaks of goal to shrink bureaucracy, save tax dollars

(The Center Square) – At a budget hearing Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the Department of ...

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DeLauro To Ed Secretary: Stop Stealing Congressionally Appropriated

Rep. Rosa DeLauro used a House subcommittee hearing Wednesday to accuse Education Secretary Linda McMahon of “deliberately ...

Education Secretary Wants Talks With Harvard to Resume, Without Giving Ground

Linda McMahon, President Trump’s top education official, has played a leading role in pressuring the Ivy League university to ...

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