For the last 44 years, Republicans and conservatives have demanded an end to the Department of Education. Can Donald Trump succeed where others have either failed or never tried much in the first place? And will appointing a former entertainment CEO provide the catalyst for real change in education policy?
That’s certainly what Trump plans. Rather than focus on reforming the Department of Education, Trump envisions an end to federal involvement under McMahon’s direction:
As a political force, however, she has been a “fierce advocate” for transforming the nation’s educational system in a way that Mr. Trump supports, he said when announcing her selection.
Chief among those policies is school choice, meaning that some money that would normally flow to public schools will instead go to families, who can spend it on private education. This was a major push…
