{"id":2371539,"date":"2024-11-21T05:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-mcmahon-might-wrestle-the-teachers-unions-as-trumps-education-chief-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T05:44:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T10:44:55","slug":"how-mcmahon-might-wrestle-the-teachers-unions-as-trumps-education-chief-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-mcmahon-might-wrestle-the-teachers-unions-as-trumps-education-chief-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"How McMahon might wrestle the teachers unions as Trump&#8217;s education chief &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-mcmahon-might-wrestle-the-teachers-unions-as-trumps-education-chief-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2371539&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In anticipation of President-elect Donald\u200b Trump&#8217;s administration, Linda McMahon has been \u200cnominated to lead the Department of Education, a\u2062 choice\u2064 signaling potential conflict \u2064with teachers&#8217; unions \u200bas Republicans aim for\u2062 substantial educational \u2062reforms that favor charter and private \u2064schools. McMahon&#8217;s appointment may increase \u2063the focus on expanding voucher programs\u2064 and downplaying the federal role \u2064in local schools, despite the Department&#8217;s historical ties with educators&#8217; unions. Critics, including \u2063the National Education Association (NEA) and \u200cDemocratic Party representatives, anticipate a challenging tenure, citing her alignment with policies reminiscent of Trump&#8217;s previous education secretary, Betsy DeVos. \u2062McMahon&#8217;s limited educational experience and business-centric\u200c background have raised concerns, yet they align with Trump&#8217;s strategy of appointing personnel who intend to disrupt conventional government operations. The overall sentiment from opposition suggests that \u2064McMahon&#8217;s leadership could lead to contentious negotiations with teachers&#8217; unions and a\u2064 possible rollback of various Biden-era education \u2064initiatives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">How Linda McMahon could wrestle the teachers unions as Trump&rsquo;s education chief<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1887928\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> choice of education secretary is on a collision course with the country&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/teachers-unions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">teachers unions<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republicans<\/a> eye major reforms that would put more power in the hands of charter and private schools.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump administration\">Trump administration<\/a> continued taking shape on Wednesday, with World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3235892\/linda-mcmahon-what-to-know-trump-pick-education-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Linda McMahon\">Linda McMahon<\/a> chosen to lead the Department of Education. If confirmed by the Senate, she would be tasked with expanding access to voucher programs and reducing the role the department plays in local schooling.<\/p>\n<p>McMahon is also in the slightly awkward position of heading an agency that Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3232494\/trump-wants-to-abolish-the-department-of-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"vowed\">vowed<\/a> to abolish. She has a somewhat thin r&eacute;sum&eacute; in education, though that could be a plus as Trump stacks his Cabinet with allies committed to disrupting the way the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-statehood-is-a-democrat-power-grab\/\" title=\"D.C. Statehood Is A Democrat Power Grab\">federal government operates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Like most Trump picks, as surprising as they seem, she clearly has an agenda to blow up business as usual,&rdquo; said Dan Bowling, who teaches labor courses at Georgia State University&rsquo;s law school. &ldquo;Certainly, the teachers unions are going to be in the crosshairs of McMahon or anybody who negotiates with them on behalf of the Trump administration. I think we&rsquo;ll see a lot more hard bargaining.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives deride the Department of Education because they see it as being closely aligned with teachers unions such as the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association. President Jimmy Carter established the agency in 1979, viewed as a reward for the NEA endorsing him.<\/p>\n<p>Now, NEA is preparing for battle, referring to McMahon as &ldquo;Betsy DeVos 2.0&rdquo; in reference to Trump&rsquo;s first education secretary and lashing out at her support for school choice initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Parents and educators will stand together to support students and reject the harmful, outlandish, and insulting policies being pushed by the Trump administration,&rdquo; NEA President Becky Pringle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nea.org\/about-nea\/media-center\/press-releases\/nea-president-linda-mcmahon-our-students-and-our-nation-deserve-so-much-better-betsy-devos-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;They will make their voices heard, just as they did by resoundingly defeating vouchers in states like Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Democratic National Committee spokesman Alex Floyd predicted McMahon would be a &ldquo;disaster&rdquo; for the department.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump wants to defund the Department of Education and send our tax dollars to his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ultra-rich billionaire backers &#038;mdash<\/a>; like Linda McMahon,&rdquo; Floyd said. &ldquo;But no matter what reckless attacks Trump and McMahon launch on our public schools, Democrats are ready to stand up for education funding alongside students and teachers across the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Republicans have called for eliminating the Department of Education virtually from the day it was created, doing so would require 60 votes in the Senate, which is very unlikely to happen with the GOP holding only 53 seats.<\/p>\n<p>Short of that, McMahon can take action by undoing many of the Biden administration&rsquo;s initiatives, such as its student loan forgiveness programs or transgender rights-focused Title IX rewrite, according to CATO Institute scholar Neal McCluskey.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think you&rsquo;ll see an end to mass student debt cancellation proposals, most of which have been of dubious constitutionality,&rdquo; McCluskey said.<\/p>\n<p>McCluskey said McMahon is an unusual choice in that most of her background is in business rather than education. McMahon spent two years on the Connecticut Board of Education and was a trustee at Sacred Heart University.<\/p>\n<p>But, he said her resume may be in line with Trump&rsquo;s thinking, which is to hire administrators with a business background who can rework federal agencies from within.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From what I can tell about Linda McMahon and her connections to Trump, it&rsquo;s not really a surprising pick from that standpoint,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>McMahon has longstanding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3235892\/linda-mcmahon-what-to-know-trump-pick-education-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ties to Trump\">ties to Trump<\/a>, dating to her days at WWE. Most recently, she was tapped to co-chair his transition team, but also led the Small Business Administration during his first term and later chaired a pro-Trump super PAC.<\/p>\n<p>At DOE, she may focus on scrapping other Biden-era moves that promoted diversity, equity, and inclusion and critical race theory, McCluskey added, while trying to push Congress to embrace school choice.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are lots of things she can use the bully pulpit for that she can&rsquo;t do herself,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;She may work with members of Congress to give them ideas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While McMahon received some criticism following Trump&rsquo;s announcement, she was praised by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-dissolves-parent-council-on-education-after-complaints-about-its-left-wing-bias\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Dissolves Parent Council on Education After Complaints About its Left-Wing Bias\">conservative education groups<\/a> such as Moms for Liberty.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Parental involvement is the number one driver of kids&rsquo; success in school and I will help the incoming Secretary any way I can to ensure parents get back in the driver&rsquo;s seat of their child&rsquo;s education,&rdquo; Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice said. &ldquo;Linda has a difficult task ahead in fighting the union&rsquo;s death grip over the education industrial complex, but I am confident in the plans laid out by President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1887928\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1887928\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linda McMahon may clash with teachers unions as Trump&#8217;s education chief<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2371540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/linda-mcmahon-department-of-education.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35136,8901,45430,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2371539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-education-policy","tag-mcmahon","tag-teachers-unions","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/linda-mcmahon-department-of-education.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371539"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371543,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371539\/revisions\/2371543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}