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Linda McMahon Appointed as U.S. Secretary of Education: Driving Radical Reforms

Linda McMahon Appointed as U.S. Secretary of Education: Driving Radical Reforms

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 The last several days have seen significant developments for listeners interested in the leadership of the Small Business Administration, though the most current headlines do not place Linda McMahon in this position. After serving previously as Administrator of the Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon has transitioned into a new and higher-profile cabinet role. According to recent coverage from numerous national outlets including Wikipedia and Fox Business, Linda McMahon is now the United States Secretary of Education as part of President Donald Trump’s second administration. She was confirmed by the Senate on March 3, 2025, after her nomination was announced last November.

Her tenure is already drawing national attention. Citing her background as the former chair of the America First Policy Institute and her previous experience overseeing the Small Business Administration, President Trump and Secretary McMahon have made headlines with their push to dismantle the Department of Education. In March 2025, President Trump signed an executive order charging McMahon with facilitating the department’s closure, seeking to shift responsibilities such as student financial aid to the Small Business Administration, while sending special needs and nutrition programs to the Department of Health and Human Services. According to Wikipedia, this radical restructuring is being touted as a plan to return control of education to the states, with McMahon taking the lead on implementation.

Fox Business reports that McMahon secures what they call a monumental victory against antisemitism at Columbia University. In her role overseeing federal education policy, she leveraged the threat of withholding over four hundred million dollars in federal funding, which pushed the university to adopt new measures addressing campus antisemitism and policy on student protests and admissions. This decision is part of a larger campaign targeting universities that the administration argues are not protecting conservative students or are permitting antisemitism. The campaign has drawn praise from some groups, though it has also triggered lawsuits as seen in Harvard’s challenge this past spring.

Listeners should also note that the Small Business Administration itself has seen new leadership, with Kelly Loeffler now heading the agency. Very recent announcements from the Small Business Administration include the launch of a seven and one half million dollar Regional Innovation Cluster funding program aimed at supporting American manufacturing and technological innovation, targeting critical industries from advanced manufacturing to quantum technology and semiconductors. The solicitation period for this funding closes August 8, 2025, with the new initiative showing the agency’s continued role in supporting small businesses and the revitalization of American industrial capacity.

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