{"id":2412806,"date":"2025-03-12T11:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T15:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcmahon-education-will-improve-once-bureaucracy-is-removed-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T11:23:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T15:23:01","slug":"mcmahon-education-will-improve-once-bureaucracy-is-removed-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcmahon-education-will-improve-once-bureaucracy-is-removed-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"McMahon: Education will improve once &#8216;bureaucracy&#8217; is removed &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fmcmahon-education-will-improve-once-bureaucracy-is-removed-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=2412806&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 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\">Linda McMahon argues US education will improve once its &lsquo;bureaucracy&rsquo; is removed<\/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_2036967\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Education Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/linda-mcmahon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Linda McMahon<\/a> detailed how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a> aims to improve the nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">education<\/a>, specifically so that curriculum control can return to local communities.<\/p>\n<p>The recently confirmed secretary made her argument in response to statements from American Federation of Teachers President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/randi-weingarten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Randi Weingarten<\/a>, who said she was &ldquo;really angry&rdquo; about the Trump administration&rsquo;s plans to revise the Department of Education, including &ldquo;taking opportunity&rdquo; away from children. In response, McMahon argued that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> is not taking education away from children but rather taking &ldquo;the bureaucracy out of education&rdquo; to allow states to receive more money for education.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3344847\/watch-live-trump-hosts-ireland-head-of-state-micheal-martin\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump hosts Ireland head of state Micheal Martin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3344860\/white-house-cooling-inflation-report-moving-right-direction\/\">White House cheers cooling inflation report: &#8216;Moving in the right direction&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3344894\/jeanne-shaheen-no-reelection-2026-senate-new-hampshire\/\">Sen. Jeanne Shaheen won&#8217;t seek reelection in 2026, creating GOP opening in New Hampshire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Better education is closest to the kids, with parents, with local superintendents, with local school boards,&rdquo; McMahon said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Ingraham Angle<\/em>. &ldquo;I think we&rsquo;ll see our scores go up with our students when we can educate them with parental input as well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2839504&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=19b3bda917270f8a2fde2c774ba2fb98\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>McMahon pointed out that only 30% of the United States&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">high school<\/a> graduates can read &ldquo;proficiently.&rdquo; She believes the skill is &ldquo;missing&rdquo; among the nation&rsquo;s youth, and addressing this needs to be a focus.<\/p>\n<p>The education secretary then detailed the first steps she took in her new job: identifying &ldquo;where the bloat is&rdquo; in the department and finding out which programs are &ldquo;excellent.&rdquo; She explained that the Trump administration wants to give &ldquo;more money&rdquo; to the states, which is why the administration is focused on removing the bureaucracy and &ldquo;red tape&rdquo; from education.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3341462\/linda-mcmahon-boosts-school-choice-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HOW LINDA MCMAHON&rsquo;S CONFIRMATION BOOSTS REPUBLICANS&rsquo; RENEWED SCHOOL CHOICE EFFORTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, education department employees were told to leave the department&rsquo;s Washington, D.C., headquarters by 6 p.m. ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3344277\/mass-layoffs-expected-department-of-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">mass layoffs<\/a> and a one-day building closure. Approximately 4,200 employees work at the department, with an official stating this is the beginning of cutting its workforce &ldquo;roughly in half.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is expected to dismantle the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Education<\/a>, with the president expected to sign an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3339129\/white-house-executive-order-dismantle-education-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">executive order<\/a> on the matter soon. McMahon assured last week that the administration will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3340584\/linda-mcmahon-stresses-need-upheave-us-education-trump-dismantling-education-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">aid parents<\/a> with children stuck in &ldquo;failing schools.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/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_2036967\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2036967\"}});<\/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 argues US education will improve once its \u2018bureaucracy\u2019 is removed Education Secretary Linda McMahon detailed how the Trump administration aims to improve the nation\u2019s education, specifically so that curriculum control can return to local communities. 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