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WWE co-founder Linda McMahon confirmed as secretary of education

Mar 04, 2025 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

  • Reliability

    60% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    10% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

91% : At a White House event last month, Trump said, "I told Linda, 'Linda, I hope you do a great job and put yourself out of a job.
54% : " "I want the states to run schools, and I want Linda to put herself out of a job," Trump added.
47% : "Her confirmation brings us one step closer to losing our Department of Education -- the agency that not only funds public schools, but advocates for our teachers and enforces essential civil rights laws.
31% : " Meanwhile, in her quest to diminish the agency Secretary McMahon assured lawmakers that she is not cutting the public school funding for 50 million American students.
23% : "I'm highly concerned that her interest in destroying the Department of Education will mean children with special needs will not be able to access individualized education plans, that our lower-income students will be able to afford college and higher education, and that our school districts will lose out on critical funding to meet the needs and well being of their students," Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said after the vote.
21% : And critics labeled McMahon as a disastrous choice for the students and educators across the U.S. who rely on the statutorily authorized education programs, like the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Title I funding for low-income families.

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