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.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.