Trump taps transition co-chair Linda McMahon to be education secretary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

78% : "Linda will use her decades of Leadership experience, and deep understanding of both Education and Business, to empower the next Generation of American Students and Workers, and make America Number One in Education in the World," Trump said in a statement.
60% : "We are hopeful that her nomination signals a commitment to ensuring that every child in America has a pathway to economic mobility and that our children are prepared for the jobs and economy of the future," said Keri Rodrigues, president of the National Parents Union, a grassroots group whose political arm endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, for president.
59% : Trump pointed to McMahon's two years on the Connecticut Board of Education in 2009 and 2010 and two stints of service on the board of trustees of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
49% : The Biden administration has used that power, for instance, to prohibit schools from discriminating against students on the basis of gender identity.
48% : Among his promises: cut federal funding from schools that teach about critical race theory -- generally understood to include a basket of topics related to systemic racism -- and halt "transgender insanity," including Biden administration rules that ban schools from discrimination based on gender identity.
45% : Trump also has pledged to shut down the Education Department, which would need support from Congress and is seen as a long-shot especially given that Senate rules require 60 votes for this type of legislation.
39% : "There's an open question whether she really wants it, whether she's passionate on the issues that Trump campaigned on and even where she stands on some of them," he said, speaking on condition of anonymity to speak candidly.
38% : Trump is expected to do the same in the opposite direction, perhaps barring schools from allowing trans girls and women to compete on women's sports teams.
34% : During his first term, Trump paid scant attention to education issues, but he campaigned vigorously on the issue this year, and supporters have hoped that he will give it more attention in his second term.

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