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McMahon Testifies Before Senate on Education Budget Request
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday morning in Washington about the fiscal year 2026 budget proposal for the U.S. Department of Education.
- The proposed $66.7 billion budget aims to reduce federal bureaucracy, cut $12 billion from current funding, especially $4.5 billion in K-12 spending, and return more control to states and local educators.
- Several Democratic and Republican senators questioned McMahon about cuts to TRIO programs, mental health grants, and the reduction of the Office for Civil Rights budget amid concerns over the impact on students.
- McMahon said the backlog of civil rights cases fell from 20,000 to 2,500, claimed mental health grants were not canceled but require new applications, and emphasized a goal to “responsibly eliminate the federal bureaucracy.”
- The budget proposal and McMahon’s testimony suggest significant federal education restructuring that could shift resources to states but face political opposition and raise debate on educational equity and program efficacy.
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