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Linda McMahonRepublican

Secretary of Education · United States · in this role since 2025

60Score

Current role · Secretary of Education · United States

1 tracked promise

ActionOverWords Index tracks 1 promise by Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education, United States: 1 compromise. The AOW Score (0 to 100, based on 1 tracked promise) is 60. It is listed below with its sources.

1 compromise

CompromiseEducation

Shut down the U.S. Department of Education and return education authority to the states.

An executive order directing McMahon to facilitate the department's closure 'to the maximum extent' legally possible was signed in March 2025, and large parts of its functions, including student loans and career and technical education, have since moved to other agencies. But the department still legally exists and continues to run core programs like Title I, since fully abolishing it requires an act of Congress that has not happened.

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How to read this page. Each status is ActionOverWords' assessment based on the sources listed. A listed promise needs sources from at least three distinct publishers, including at least one primary record. The AOW Score averages a person's tracked promises: Completed 100, Compromise 60, In progress 40, Stalled 15, Not started 0, Broken 0. Full methodology and the interactive tracker.