If McMahon Really Wants to ‘Invest in Teachers,’ She Should Listen to Them

A few weeks ago in Washington, D.C., I sat beside several teachers and watched Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s new education secretary, testify in front of the Senate. He had already told reporters that “the Department of Education’s a big con job” and he’d “like it to be closed immediately.” He said he wanted McMahon to “put herself out of job” — a comment widely taken to mean he wants her to dissolve the Department of Education. McMahon’s testimony before the Senate that Trump merely wants the department to “operate more efficiently” was difficult to stomach.

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