Trump taps Linda McMahon as Education secretary, a pro-wrestling mogul with little school experience

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : "Linda has been a fierce advocate for Parents' Rights ... giving children the opportunity to receive an excellent Education, regardless of zip code or income," Trump said in a statement.
64% : During his first term, Trump tapped McMahon to lead the Small Business Administration.
58% : When she resigned in 2019, she did so on good terms with Trump -- unlike many appointees -- and later became the chair of the America First Policy Institute, a Trump-connected policy think tank.
54% : Trump, in his announcement, touted McMahon's "decades of leadership experience" and said she would work for what he called parents' rights, including the ability to use taxpayer-funded vouchers to allow children to attend any school, public or private.
54% : Pedro Noguera, dean of the USC Rossier School of Education, warned that Trump officials who move to do so "should prepare for lots of resistance, because the public generally supports public education, especially in rural areas.
48% : The institute also notes: "Many high school graduates finish school not knowing how to create a budget, balance a checkbook, read bank statements, or plan for savings."If McMahon aligns with the America First Policy Institute and related super PAC, "it seems that ending DEI and accreditation reform are on top of her list, along with promoting vocational education," said John Aubrey Douglass, a senior research fellow and research professor of public policy and higher education at the UC Berkeley Center for Studies in Higher Education.
47% : Trump is also expected to roll back President Biden's student loan forgiveness efforts.
47% : "We need an Education Secretary who understands these issues and will work alongside educators to secure more resources for public schools and protect the institution of public education," he said.
25% : A major question is whether Trump will direct McMahon to move forward on his desire to weaken the Education Department -- or eliminate it -- which would require an act of Congress.

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