At a Wednesday budget hearing, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon laid out a bold vision to downsize the Department of Education, eliminate waste, and restore control of schools to states, parents, and local educators. Speaking before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, McMahon said the department’s “final mission” is to “wind down” federal involvement in education.
Twenty states and Washington, D.C. have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its decision to remove more than 1,300 Education Department employees.
