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Trump's Unconscionable Attack on American Education with McMahon's Help.

Trump's Contempt For Education Is No Surprise - He's Cheated At Every School He's Attended.

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Joshua Powell
Mar 12, 2025
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The Trump administration has just dealt a devastating blow to American education by gutting the Department of Education's workforce by a staggering 50%. Let's call this what it truly is: not efficiency, not accountability, but a calculated assault on our children's future.

Secretary Linda McMahon's empty platitudes about "directing resources where they matter most" cannot mask the brutal reality. By slashing over 1,900 positions, the administration is deliberately sabotaging critical support for millions of America's most vulnerable students.

This attack is as cowardly as it is cruel. Closing department offices "for security reasons" hours before the announcement reveals an administration that knows its actions are indefensible. Giving dedicated career employees just days before placing them on leave demonstrates a callous disregard for both federal workers and the students they serve.

The timing couldn't be more disastrous. As our students struggle to recover from pandemic learning loss…

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