Teachers unions skeptical after Trump names education secretary pick

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Trump announced Tuesday evening he will nominate Linda McMahon, his co-transition chair, for secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.
55% : That means strengthening public education, not undermining it," the union president said.
43% : Trump touted the latter in his announcement, as well as McMahon's records on fighting for school choice and parental rights.
42% : "Rather than working to strengthen public schools, expand learning opportunities for students, and support educators, McMahon's only mission is to eliminate the Department of Education and take away taxpayer dollars from public schools, where 90% of students - and 95% of students with disabilities - learn, and give them to unaccountable and discriminatory private schools.
39% : "Trump previously vowed to abolish the Department of Education if elected, asserting in his Agenda47 that all education power should be given to individual states.
36% : During his first term, Donald Trump appointed Betsy DeVos to undermine and ultimately privatize public schools through vouchers ...

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