Vouchers, Patriotism and Prayer: The Trump Administration’s Plan to Remake Public Education

Behind Trump's mysterious plan to remake public education

Linda McMahon, the nation’s secretary of education, says public schools are failing. In November, she promised a “hard reset” of the system in which more than 80% of U.S. children learn. But rather than invest in public education, she has been working to dismantle the Department of Education and enact wholesale changes to how public schools operate.“Our final mission as a department is to fully empower states to carry the torch of our educationa…

Vouchers, Patriotism and Prayer: The Trump Administration’s Plan to Remake Public Education

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is bringing about a new era in education — and perhaps the end of public schools as we know them.

ProPublica: The Zealots Who Hate Public Schools Now Work in the U.S. Department of Education

ProPublica published this article by Megan O’Matz and Jennifer Smith Richards in October, but I somehow missed it. It’s still relevant because it nails the personnel that Trump and wrestling entrepreneur Linda MacMahon installed at the U.S. Department of Education. The common thread among them: they want to privatize public schools, and they want to emphasize the Christian mission of schools. It starts: The department is not behaving like an age…