US shifts focus to literacy, school choice, and state control in McMahon’s new education grant priorities

US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon unveiled new federal grant priorities focused on evidence-based literacy, expanding education choice, and returning education control to the states. The proposed changes represent the fastest rollout of such priorities by a US education secretary in an administration’s first year. A 30-day public comment period is now open. The initiative aims to improve learning outcomes and reduce federal oversight in favor of state-led education strategies.