<p>On Monday, the GOP-led Senate confirmed Linda McMahon to become secretary of the Education Department, a federal agency that President Donald Trump has indicated he wants to dismantle in favor of giving states more power in running schools.</p>
<p>Senators <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00099.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> 51-45 to approve McMahon, who is now the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-republicans-go-20-0-in-confirming-trump-nominees" target="_blank" rel="noopener">20th Cabinet pick</a> to be confirmed by the upper chamber and the 21st overall nominee for a leading role; Kash Patel got the nod to become FBI Director, which is not a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/the-cabinet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cabinet-level role</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an honor to serve as the 13th Secretary of Education under President Trump,&#8221; McMahon <a href="https://x.com/EDSecMcMahon/status/1896708593896026385" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X with a photo of her being sworn in. &#8220;@POTUS pledged to make U.S. education the best in the world, return education to the states, and free students from bureaucracy through school choice. I intend to make good on those promises.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s an honor to serve as the 13th Secretary of Education under President Trump.<br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> pledged to make U.S. education the best in the world, return education to the states, and free students frombureaucracy through school choice.<br /> <br />I intend to make good on those promises. <a href="https://t.co/KgZ6K7IuQB">pic.twitter.com/KgZ6K7IuQB</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Secretary Linda McMahon (@EDSecMcMahon) <a href="https://twitter.com/EDSecMcMahon/status/1896708593896026385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>McMahon is a former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment who served as administrator of the Small Business Administration in Trump&#8217;s first term and went on to become chair of the board at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI).</p>
<p>In November, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-taps-linda-mcmahon-for-education-secretary-says-she-will-fight-tirelessly-for-school-choice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tapped</a> McMahon to become his Education Secretary, saying she would &#8220;fight tirelessly&#8221; for school choice. That might seem like an odd move as Trump <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-vows-close-education-department-203439091.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signaled</a> that he wants to deconstruct the Education Department, but the president <a href="https://x.com/cspan/status/1886883342114754755" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters last month that he wants McMahon to &#8220;put herself out of the job.&#8221;</p>
<p>McMahon appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee a couple of weeks ago. The nominee, who <a href="https://x.com/ABC/status/1890065091996844172" target="_blank" rel="noopener">testified</a> that she intended to help Trump reach his goal of making &#8220;American education the best in the world, return education to the states — where it belongs,&#8221; advanced through a 12-11 <a href="https://www.help.senate.gov/rep/newsroom/press/senate-help-committee-votes-to-approve-nomination-of-linda-mcmahon-for-secretary-of-education" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vote</a>.</p>
<p>HELP Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) praised McMahon for her focus on reviving the American education system. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the ranking member, <a href="https://x.com/NewsHour/status/1890109516911452244" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raised</a> concerns about diverting funds away from public schools and the nominee&#8217;s lack of experience in the field beyond roughly a year on the Connecticut State Board of Education.</p>
<p>&#8220;School districts and individual schools have different needs, and every student has his or her own needs and aspirations too,&#8221; Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) <a href="https://x.com/LeaderJohnThune/status/1896689756425060434" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;I’m glad that Linda McMahon plans to work in a way that empowers those closest to the student – because they are in the best position to do what’s right for those individual needs.&#8221;</p>

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