{"id":1782,"date":"2025-02-25T11:39:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/childcareforeveryfamily.org\/?post_type=press_releases&p=1782"},"modified":"2025-02-25T12:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:27:06","slug":"mcmahon-letter","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/childcareforeveryfamily.org\/es\/press-release\/mcmahon-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter: Child Care Leaders Urge Opposition to Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

View PDF of official letter sent<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 12, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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United State Senate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington, DC 20510<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dear Senators,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We, the undersigned organizations fighting to protect and support children and families across the country, urge you to reject the nomination of Linda McMahon to serve as Secretary of Education and oppose the Trump Administration’s deeply harmful agenda to undermine and dismantle the Department of Education (ED). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a nominee, Linda McMahon has a deeply concerning lack of experience in education and has shown an alarming indiferencia<\/a> for the safety and wellbeing of children. Linda McMahon has also outright lied about her resume, including claiming she has a degree in education\u2013which she does not<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, Linda McMahon is the former leader<\/a> of the America First Policy Institute, a think tank which has supported and advanced a policy agenda that would devastate public education funding, undermine students\u2019 civil rights, and provide massive tax cuts to corporations and billionaires while forcing cuts to the services that communities across the country depend on\u2013including child care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even more concerning is Linda McMahon\u2019s willingness to carry out President Trump\u2019s agenda to undermine the Department of Education and the public school system that serves 90% <\/a>of children in the United States\u2013and 95% of all students with disabilities. President Trump has already given McMahon marching orders to \u201cdejarte sin trabajo<\/a>\u201d and stated repeatedly<\/a> throughout his campaign that he would like to \u201cabolish\u201d the Department. In just the past weeks, the Trump Administration has already placed Department of Education workers on leave without notice<\/a>, allowed Elon Musk and his cronies access to students\u2019 sensitive data<\/a>, decimated the research arm<\/a> of the Department, and hinted at a looming executive order<\/a> to dismantle the Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This type of all-out attack on public education would cause deep and lasting harm to the children, families and educators in our communities and undoubtedly worsen the child care crisis as well. In order to thrive, families need access to both a functioning child care system and a quality, public education system and lawmakers must recognize how the two systems are deeply interconnected. Make no mistake, any Trump Administration attack on public education is fundamentally an attack on child care as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We urge you to stand against these attacks and reject Linda McMahon\u2019s nomination. Linda McMahon cannot be trusted to protect the children and families in our communities and is unfit to serve as Secretary of Education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alliance for Quality Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NJ Communities United<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black Californians United for Early Care and Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Organizing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louisiana Policy Institute for Children <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family Forward Oregon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Children’s Partnership <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alliance for Quality Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maine People’s Alliance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parent Voices California <\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Women\u2019s Law Center <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citizen Action of New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Child Care for Every Family Network<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a nominee, Linda McMahon has a deeply concerning lack of experience in education and has shown an alarming disregard for the safety and wellbeing of children. Linda McMahon has also outright lied about her resume, including claiming she has a degree in education\u2013which she does not.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/childcareforeveryfamily.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/1782"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/childcareforeveryfamily.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/childcareforeveryfamily.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/childcareforeveryfamily.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}