{"id":2409200,"date":"2025-03-03T19:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T00:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/linda-mcmahon-confirmed-as-education-secretary\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T19:40:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T00:40:01","slug":"linda-mcmahon-confirmed-as-education-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/linda-mcmahon-confirmed-as-education-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Linda McMahon Confirmed As Education Secretary"},"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\">12<\/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%2Flinda-mcmahon-confirmed-as-education-secretary%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=2409200&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>The article \u200ddiscusses\u200c the U.S. Senate&#8217;s \u2062confirmation of Linda McMahon as the \u200bSecretary of Education, wich occurred with\u2064 a vote of 51-45. Her appointment is seen as a step towards\u200b implementing \u2063the Trump management&#8217;s agenda, which aims to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and \u200cpromote \u200dschool choice by returning education control to states and localities. McMahon, who previously \u200cled the Small Business Administration, outlined a\u200b vision focused \u2063on reducing federal oversight in education and redirecting federal funds through block grants to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">empower local decision-making<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At her confirmation hearing, McMahon \u2064emphasized the importance of listening \u2062to parents \u200band prioritizing educational options that focus on career\u2063 growth over accumulating college\u200c debt. \u2063Under her influence, the Department of Education has already begun enforcing reforms and \u2062cutting \u200dspending \u200bon what they describe as harmful \u2063ideologies, like \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-threatens-fbi-director-wray-with-contempt-over-targeting-parents-catholics\/\" title=\"Jordan warns FBI Director Wray of contempt for &#039;targeting&#039; parents, Catholics.\">critical \u2063race theory<\/a> and radical gender theory. The article also references recent actions taken by the Department, including investigations into states and\u200d school \u200cdistricts for non-compliance with new\u200c federal guidelines, reinforcing \u200ca strong stance\u2064 against\u2062 DEI practices in education.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g3Ur44dXcBk\">PBS NewsHour \/ Youtube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/03\/linda-mcmahon-confirmed-as-education-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Linda%20McMahon%20Confirmed%20As%20Education%20Secretary&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/03\/linda-mcmahon-confirmed-as-education-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Linda%20McMahon%20Confirmed%20As%20Education%20Secretary&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/03\/linda-mcmahon-confirmed-as-education-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/03\/linda-mcmahon-confirmed-as-education-secretary\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Linda%20McMahon%20Confirmed%20As%20Education%20Secretary&amp;body=McMahon%20was%20confirmed%20as%20the%20Secretary%20of%20Education,%20setting%20in%20full%20motion%20the%20Trump%20admin's%20plans%20to%20end%20radical%20ideology%20in%20schools.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/03\/linda-mcmahon-confirmed-as-education-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Linda McMahon as the Secretary of Education on Monday evening, setting in motion the full force of the Trump administration&rsquo;s plans to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and radical gender ideology in schools, as well as empower states and localities to make their own education decisions.<\/p>\n<p>McMahon, who previously led the Small Business Administration during Trump&rsquo;s first term, was confirmed 51-45. The vote followed <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/14\/highlights-and-lowlights-from-top-education-nominees-confirmation-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">testimony<\/a> where McMahon signposted goals of the Trump administration to significantly reduce the bureaucratic control of education from a federal level and rework federal education dollars into a system that allows states and localities to make decisions. The Trump administration has made clear that the goal is not to reduce federal education dollars, but to administer them through mechanisms like block grants, which give distribution authority to states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-252154357\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;[President Trump] pledged to make American education the best in the world, return education to the states where it belongs, and free American students from the education bureaucracy through school choice,&rdquo; she said at her confirmation hearing last month. &ldquo;Education is the issue that determines our national success and prepares American workers to win the future.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>She indicated that the &ldquo;remedy&rdquo; to &ldquo;excessive consolidation of power&rdquo; in the federal education system involves &ldquo;fund[ing] education freedom, not government-run systems,&rdquo; &ldquo;listen[ing] to parents, not politicians,&rdquo; &ldquo;build[ing] up careers, not college debt,&rdquo; &ldquo;empower[ing] states, not special interests,&rdquo; and &ldquo;invest[ing] in teachers, not Washington bureaucrats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Education under the Trump administration has already been fast at work issuing major reforms, cutting wasteful spending, and eliminating the proliferation of harmful ideologies like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/19\/trump-administration-vows-to-fight-any-schools-that-defy-order-to-end-dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DEI<\/a>, critical race theory, and radical gender theory.<\/p>\n<p>Just last month, the Department of Education <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/21\/education-department-launches-investigation-into-maine-after-trump-slams-governor-over-boys-in-girls-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-announces-investigation-into-andrew-brown-jr-shooting\/\" title=\"FBI Announces Investigation Into Andrew Brown Jr. Shooting\">civil rights investigation<\/a><\/a> into the entire state of Maine for attempting to bypass compliance with Title IX and guidance from the Trump administration telling them to stop allowing boys in girls&rsquo; sports. The investigation came after Democrat Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, attempted to act tough at the White House, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/21\/trump-calls-out-maine-governor-for-refusing-to-protect-women\/\">indi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/21\/trump-calls-out-maine-governor-for-refusing-to-protect-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cating<\/a> her state would not comply.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the sports, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/26\/exclusive-57-maine-school-districts-hide-kids-gender-dysphoria-from-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">numerous Maine school districts<\/a> require administrators and other staff to hide serious student medical and social information from parents, like whether their children claim to identify as transgender, as The Federalist reported. <\/p>\n<p>The Department of Education has also <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/14\/education-department-launches-investigation-into-5-virginia-school-districts-for-allowing-boys-in-girls-bathrooms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-benson-biden-wont-investigate-blue-states-for-school-mask-policies-like-he-did-with-red-states-its-politicized-science\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Benson: Biden Won&#039;t Investigate Blue ... for School Mask Policies Like He Did with Red ..., It&#039;s &#039;Politicized Science&#039;\">launched civil rights investigations<\/a> into five Virginia school districts<\/a> that still allow boys to use girls&rsquo; facilities like restrooms and locker rooms, as a likely violation of civil rights law.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration also warned school districts and colleges across the country that if they did not get rid of discriminatory systems like DEI, they would be at risk of losing federal funding. The School Superintendents Association balked, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/18\/education-association-tells-administrators-across-the-country-to-ignore-trump-guidance-on-ending-dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">telling school districts to ignore the guidance<\/a>. But on top of vowing to go after schools that do not comply with the law, the Trump administration just last week <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/28\/education-department-launches-end-dei-whistleblower-portal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced the &ldquo;End DEI&rdquo; portal<\/a> &mdash; a tool for parents, students, and teachers to blow the whistle on their schools or school districts.<\/p>\n<p>While the department has already slashed millions in far-left contracts and trainings, there is <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/18\/doge-cost-cutters-should-audit-these-education-department-programs-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more to be done at the department<\/a>, and having Senate-confirmed leadership in McMahon is likely to streamline that process.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Breccan F. Thies is an elections correspondent for The Federalist. He previously covered education and culture issues for the Washington Examiner and Breitbart News. He holds a degree from the University of Virginia and is a 2022 Claremont Institute Publius Fellow. You can follow him on X: @BreccanFThies.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Breccan F. 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