Education Secretary Linda McMahon Says Cutting ‘Bureaucratic Bloat’ With Staff Layoffs Are First Steps Towards Dismantling of Department

‘That was the president’s mandate,’ Education Secretary Linda McMahon says.

AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file
Education Secretary Linda McMahon. AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the massive culling of the Department of Education’s staff on Tuesday was the first step toward cutting “bureaucratic bloat,” and giving the states more power over school programs.

In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham — that occurred just a few hours after more than 1,300 employees received “reduction in force” notices — the DOE head confirmed that the layoffs were the first steps in the complete dismantling of the federal agency.

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