Trump names Linda McMahon for Education secretary, CPS students react

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : "If I was in that situation (as a non-citizen), and Trump offered citizenship to me ... it'd be a nice opportunity," said Paniagua, who would vote for Trump if he was of age.
57% : CTU president Stacy Davis Gates sent a letter to the mayor dated Monday asking for "intervention to ensure that the Board of Education enshrines the commitments to transform public education.
45% : Aside from plans to dismantle the Board of Education, Trump has promised to stage the largest deportation operation in American history, which -- if carried out -- would affect CPS' student body, which is approximately 47% Latino.
43% : While students like Sanchez fear for their families, 17-year-old Taft High student Joel Paniagua said he's hopeful about what a Trump presidency might mean for immigrants in the U.S. A few weeks ago, Paniagua said, he watched a video of Trump promising to provide green cards for male immigrants graduating from college.
40% : Taft is in the 41st Ward -- the only ward in Chicago that went for Trump in the 2024 election.
39% : He said his family was divided in their votes for Trump.
39% : " Outside a high school in the only Chicago ward that voted for Trump, students -- like politicians -- remained divided.
36% : " Trump has repeatedly expressed scorn for the U.S. Department of Education, recently choosing Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the federal agency.
27% : He believes Trump will target only immigrants who are "criminals.

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