Linda McMahon appointed as education secretary under Trump
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Linda McMahon has been appointed by Donald Trump as the new education secretary. She previously led the Small Business Administration during Trump's first term and has a background in the wrestling industry, co-founding WWE with her husband. McMahon has a history in education, having served on the Connecticut Board of Education and the board of trustees for Sacred Heart University. She supports charter schools and school choice but is relatively unknown in education circles. Trump plans to close the Education Department, which McMahon will oversee. This move would require congressional action, as the department was established in 1979.