Senate Confirms Linda McMahon To Lead Department Of Education |

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Trump first said he would abolish the department in a social media video in September 2023, saying, "One other thing I'll be doing very early in the administration is closing up the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., and sending all education and education work and needs back to the states.
45% : A month after the court's ruling, Trump reiterated his stance on the campaign trail, "I say it all the time, I'm dying to get back to do this.
43% : She opposed policies like political indoctrination in schools as well as government overreach.
21% : " Trump advocated for education to be passed back to the states amid worsening test scores, funding for DEI teacher trainings and Biden-era student loan cancellations despite the Supreme Court ruling against loan forgiveness in August 2024.

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