New Education Secretary to Shutter Agency after 'Final Mission' Email

Mar 5, 2025 | Newly confirmed Education Secretary Linda McMahon laid out a “final mission” for the Education Department in a message to staff on Monday. McMahon’s plan would execute Trump’s desire to “send education back to the states” amid an expected executive order from Trump that would direct the department to offload what programs it can to other agencies and assess what laws are needed to close the department altogether, favorite private Christian schools. Anthony Davis reports.

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