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School choice optimism grows as Republicans back Trump’s pick for ed secretary ahead of confirmation hearing

Expand school choice, send education back to the states, and eventually, put herself out of a job. Those are the hopes Republicans have for President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Education, Linda McMahon, who will testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee during her confirmation hearing on Thursday. A […]

February 12, 2025

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