Linda McMahon, who is President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for education secretary, has a slimmer educational résumé than has been typical of candidates for the position. She became certified as a French teacher in college, but she married young and did not end up in the classroom. She has served for 16 years on the board of trustees for Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, where a student center is named for her. She also spent just over a…

Trump propone desmantelar el Departamento de Educación: ¿Qué implica eso?

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Trump proposes to dismantle the Department of Education: What does that imply?

WASHINGTON (AP) — During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump expressed contempt for the federal Department of Education, describing it as infiltrated by “radicals, fanatics and Marxists.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Durante su campaña, el presidente electo Donald Trump expresó desprecio hacia el Departamento de Educación federal, describiéndolo como infiltrado por “radicales, fanáticos y marxistas”.

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The National Education Association says Donald Trump's nomination of the professional wrestling mogul shows he “could not care less” about students.

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Linda McMahon, an old friend of Donald Trump, is set to take over the post of Secretary of Education. The two share a love of wrestling and money

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President-elect Donald Trump announced late Tuesday that he intends to nominate Linda McMahon, the billionaire former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, to lead the Department of Education, a key agency that Republicans—including Trump and the authors of Project 2025—have said they want to abolis...

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How Linda McMahon Might Approach the Dept. of Education

President-elect Trump has announced his nomination of billionaire Linda McMahon to head the Department of Education, which Trump has pledged to shut down. McMahon is the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment and also headed the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term. “President-elect Trump has a habit of choosing people who have either a desire to destroy the department or who have no experience. She falls into the latter c

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WASHINGTON- During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump expressed contempt for the federal Department of Education, describing it as infiltrated by “radicals, fanatics and Marxists.”

WASHINGTON- Durante su campaña, el presidente electo Donald Trump expresó desprecio hacia el Departamento de Educación federal, describiéndolo como infiltrado por “radicales, fanáticos y marxistas”.

Donald Trump propone desmantelar el Departamento de Educación: ¿Que implica esto?

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Donald Trump proposes to dismantle the Department of Education: What does this imply?

Washington, AP — During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump expressed disagreements with the federal Department of Education, describing him as infiltrated by “radicals, fanatics and Marxists.” He has chosen Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the department. But, like many conservative politicians before him, Trump called for the dismantling of the entire department, a cumbersome task that would probably require Congress…

Washington, AP — Durante su campaña, el presidente electo Donald Trump, expresó desacuerdos con el Departamento de Educación federal, describiéndolo como infiltrado por “radicales, fanáticos y marxistas”. Ha elegido a Linda McMahon, una ex ejecutiva de lucha libre, para liderar el departamento. Pero, como muchos políticos conservadores antes que él, Trump pidió desmantelar todo el departamento, una tarea engorrosa que probablemente requeriría ac…

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McMahon already accompanied Trump in his first presidential cabinet as head of the Federal Agency for the Development of Small Business in the United States. Isaac Rosales  Shipyard Informs The virtual president of the United States, Donald Trump, appointed Linda McMahon, former executive director of the professional wrestling company WWE, as head of the Department of Education. “Linda will use her decades of experience in leadership, her deep k…

McMahon ya acompañó a Trump en su primer gabinete presidencial como titular de la Agencia Federal para el Desarrollo de la Pequeña Empresa de Estados Unidos. Isaac Rosales | Astillero Informa El virtual presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, designó a Linda McMahon, exdirectora ejecutiva de la empresa de lucha libre profesional WWE, como titular del Departamento de Educación.  “Linda utilizará su experiencia de varias décadas en materia de …

Exdirectora de la WWE dirigirá el Departamento de Educación de EE. UU. (por Isaac Rosales de Astillero Informa) julioastillero.com

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Former Director of WWE will head the U.S. Department of Education (by Isaac Rosales of Shipyard Informa) juliostillero.com

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Former professional wrestling executive and billionaire Linda McMahon is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Education, an agency Trump has pledged to dismantle. McMahon would come to the post with sparse education experience. She led the Small Business Administration in Trump’s first administration and also led …

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