McMahon plans to 'fire' herself from a job, striving to show Congress that the Department of Ed is not needed
Linda McMahon is shifting Department of Education functions to the departments of Labor and Treasury through interagency agreements as proof of concept.
TL;DR
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon is working to close the Department of Education by transferring its functions to other agencies.
- Interagency agreements have moved adult education, literacy, and CTE programs to the Department of Labor.
- Key operations for federal student loans and debt collection are being transferred to the Department of the Treasury.
- McMahon aims to show Congress that federal education funding and services can be reallocated without disruption.
- The goal is to prove the Department of Education is unnecessary and can be eliminated, returning power to states.
- The department has also reduced its physical footprint and is allowing states greater flexibility in using federal funds.