Senate vote finalizes Linda McMahon as education secretary

Linda McMahon was confirmed as Secretary of Education in a close Senate vote, setting the stage for potential education reforms under the Trump administration. The president has suggested dismantling the Department of Education, calling it overreaching and advocating for local control. However, substantial legislative support is needed to execute this plan, as the department's existence is mandated by law. Experts express concerns over the potential consequences of such an order and urge careful consideration of the implications on the education system.

"We can expect there to be a bit of a panic when the order comes out," Emmanual Guillory, senior director of government relations at the American Council on Education, told Inside Higher Ed.

"This will all depend on what dismantling the department truly means," Guillory said. "I believe that the executive order would be somewhat broad, like we've seen [in the case of the diversity, equity and inclusion orders], and it will give the department the opportunity to refine the details."

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