US Senate confirms Linda McMahon as education secretary, paving way for department reforms

As he campaigned for reelection, Trump, 78, vowed to decentralise education, transferring the department's authority to state governments. McMahon, a 76-year-old entrepreneur, appeared to agree when she told the Senate education committee earlier in February that 'the excessive consolidation of power' in Washington was harming education

US Senate confirms Linda McMahon as education secretary, paving way for department reforms
As he campaigned for reelection, Trump, 78, vowed to decentralise education, transferring the department's authority to state governments. McMahon, a 76-year-old entrepreneur, appeared to agree when she told the Senate education committee earlier in February that 'the excessive consolidation of power' in Washington was harming education