President-elect Donald Trump is expected to choose former wrestling executive Linda McMahon to head the Education Department, two sources familiar with the change told CBS News on Tuesday.
McMahon led the Small Business Administration during Trump's first term, Step down in 2019 To help his 2020 re-election campaign.
She is also currently co-chair of Trump's transition team Howard LutnickCantor Fitzgerald, head of brokerage and investment bank. Trump announced this on Tuesday he chose lutnik To be his Commerce Secretary.
McMahon and her husband, wrestling entertainment legend Vince McMahon – who co-founded WWE and led it for decades leaving the company Following sexual misconduct allegations in January – has been Trump's friend for over 20 years and is among their most prolific donors.
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During his 2024 presidency CampaignTrump promised to stop The Education Department complained, saying that the agency's budget was too large and its staff “is filled with people who in many cases hate our children.”
One of the smallest federal agencies, the Department of Education is responsible for distributing federal financial assistance For education, collecting and disseminating data and research related to schools, and prohibiting discrimination in schools.
Its funding accounts for less than 10% of the nation's public school funding, which is primarily driven by state and local taxes.
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