U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is launching a nationwide tour next week to promote the Trump administration’s push to return control of education to the states. The “Returning Education to the States” Tour will take McMahon to all 50 states over the next year, where she will spotlight local-led initiatives, promote school choice, and advance the administration’s goal of dismantling federal overreach in education.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., have reintroduced legislation in Congress aimed at exposing foreign influence in America’s public schools. The TRACE Act would require public K-12 schools receiving federal funds to disclose any ties to foreign governments or entities of concern.