FIRST ON FOX: Linda McMahon, in her first act as Secretary of Schooling, is informing all staff that she is going to lead a “momentous closing mission” to ship schooling again to the states, in keeping with a letter obtained by Fox Information Digital.Â
McMahon is sending a letter to all Division of Schooling (DoEd) staff on Monday night, informing them of a “new period of accountability” as she oversees President Donald Trump’s promise to dissolve the division.
“Our job is to respect the desire of the American folks and the President they elected, who has tasked us with carrying out the elimination of bureaucratic bloat right here on the Division of Schooling—a momentous closing mission—rapidly and responsibly,” McMahon wrote to staff within the letter that was shared first with Fox Information Digital.
The secretary stated that the reconstruction of the division will “profoundly” affect employees, budgets and company operations.Â
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LAUNCHES ‘ENDDEI’ PORTAL FOR PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS TO REPORT DISCRIMINATION
McMahon was confirmed by the Senate on Monday to function the following Secretary of Schooling. (Getty Pictures)
Beneath McMahon, the division will work from three base convictions, in keeping with her letter: that oldsters are the first choice makers of their kids’s schooling, that taxpayer-funded schooling ought to refocus on “significant studying in math, studying, science, and historical past—not divisive DEI packages and gender ideology,” and that post-secondary schooling ought to be a path to a well-paying profession aligned with workforce wants.
“Eradicating pink tape and bureaucratic limitations will empower dad and mom to make one of the best instructional selections for his or her kids,” the letter reads. “An efficient switch of instructional oversight to the states will imply extra autonomy for native communities. Academics, too, will profit from much less micromanagement within the classroom—enabling them to get again to fundamentals. “
Trump has stated that his objective is to “instantly” shut the DoEd and that, within the course of, he desires McMahon to “put herself out of a job.”
“My imaginative and prescient is aligned with the President’s: to ship schooling again to the states and empower all dad and mom to decide on a wonderful schooling for his or her kids,” McMahon instructed staff on Monday night. “The Division of Schooling’s function on this new period of accountability is to revive the rightful function of state oversight in schooling and to finish the overreach from Washington.”
President Donald Trump on the South Garden of the White Home earlier than boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (Al Drago/Bloomberg)
The Trump administration would want congressional approval with a purpose to get rid of the federal division, and McMahon stated that she might be partnering with the legislative department “to find out one of the best path ahead to satisfy the expectations of the President and the American folks” in an effort to “get rid of pointless forms in order that our schools, Okay-12 colleges, college students, and lecturers can innovate and thrive.”
JUDGE BLOCKS DOGE FROM ACCESSING EDUCATION DEPARTMENT RECORDS
“As I’ve discovered many occasions all through my profession, disruption results in innovation and will get outcomes,” the secretary wrote. “We should begin desirous about our closing mission on the division as an overhaul—a final probability to revive the tradition of liberty and excellence that made American schooling nice.”
The letter additionally applauded latest orders by the Trump administration to get rid of crucial race concept (CRT), gender ideology, and variety, fairness, and inclusion (DEI), whereas “restoring patriotic schooling and civics” in colleges.
“This assessment of our packages is lengthy overdue,” McMahon stated. “The Division of Schooling will not be working as supposed. Since its institution in 1980, taxpayers have entrusted the division with over $1 trillion, but scholar outcomes have constantly languished.”
Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Schooling, arrives for a listening to of the Well being, Schooling, and Labor Committee on her nomination, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin)
“American schooling will be the best on the planet. It ought to not be corrupted by political ideologies, particular pursuits, and unjust discrimination. Mother and father, lecturers, and college students alike deserve higher,” McMahon wrote within the letter.
The secretary, who was confirmed by the Senate on Monday night, inspired staff to hitch the mission.Â
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
“That is our alternative to carry out one closing, unforgettable public service to future generations of scholars,” she stated. “I hope you’ll be part of me in making certain that when our closing mission is full, we’ll all have the ability to say that we left American schooling freer, stronger, and with extra hope for the longer term.”
Fox Information Digital reached out to the White Home for additional remark however didn’t instantly hear again.
