If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants the former wrestling executive to “put herself out of a job.”
Here’s where things currently stand with the Department of Education, and what student loan borrowers and prospective college students should know.
Linda McMahon, President Trump's nominee to become secretary of education, appeared before senators on Thursday.
Linda McMahon, Trump's education secretary pick, has her confirmation hearing on Thursday amid reports of plans to shut down the Education Department.
Maybe because its support for students is popular with Republicans as well as Democrats. And because cutting that funding would blow a big hole in the budgets of red states.
Acting Secretary of Education Dr. Carrie Rowe has been on the job for a little more than a week, but Senate Republicans weren’t pulling any punches during budget hearings on Wednesday.
Efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle the Education Department are underway. Here's what it could mean for students.
U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to chip away at the agency's funding and influence.
But first, can the Department of Education be eliminated? While Trump may be unable to abolish the agency by executive order, experts told USA TODAY he might still direct Secretary of Education nominee Linda McMahon to devise plans to weaken its functions.