Summary

Linda McMahon, Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, previously resigned from the Connecticut State Board of Education in 2009 after falsely claiming she held a degree in education.

McMahon, co-founder of WWE and former head of the Small Business Administration, holds a degree in French and a teaching certificate.

Her nomination has drawn criticism for her lack of public education experience and alignment with Trump’s policies, including rolling back LGBTQ+ protections under Title IX.

If confirmed, McMahon will oversee contentious student loan forgiveness battles and Trump’s push to dismantle the Department of Education.

  • CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net
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    18 hours ago

    What “contentious student loan forgiveness battles” would there be to oversee? The Trump administration certainly isn’t going to continue Biden’s efforts and there’s zero chance of a Republican congress passing anything. Unless they’re planning to somehow go after people who had their loans forgiven already, seems a dead issue.

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      8 hours ago

      Unless they’re planning to somehow go after people who had their loans forgiven already, seems a dead issue.

      I can absolutely see them trying to claw back debt that has already been forgiven. Hell, they’ll probably try and get people to pay all the waived interest from the pandemic.