How Linda McMahon’s confirmation boosts Republicans’ renewed school choice efforts

Published March 7, 2025 8:31pm ET



School choice advocates are optimistic about Education Secretary Linda McMahon and President Donald Trump‘s plans to reinvigorate the Republican-led efforts to expand parents’ options for their children’s education.

McMahon has argued that school choice improves public schools and said Thursday that President Donald Trump intends to “provide quality education through school choice.” In January, Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services to outline how states can use grants to enable more parents to send their children to faith-based and private institutions.

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