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Linda McMahon

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Relationship to Trumpeducation secretary in Trump's second administrationpolitical / 2 sources

Trump transition co-chair, former first-administration SBA administrator, and secretary of education listed among department leaders on June 10, 2026.

Secretary of educationoffice / 2025-03-03–2026-06-10

Exact relationships

  1. Trump-appointed education secretarypoliticaldocumented · 6 files · 6 source references
  2. cabinet official carrying out Trump's education directivepoliticaldocumented · 1 file · 1 source reference

Money, power & fallout

  1. DOGE terminated 89 education-research contracts advertised at $881 millionIES data collections and program evaluations were canceled or interruptedTrump-appointed education secretary · documented · 1 source
    1. contractAdvertised value of terminated IES contracts$881 million
      Reported authorizing / contracting entity
      Institute of Education Sciences
      Reported contractor / counterparty
      Canceled research contractors
      Contract / case parties
      Students, educators, researchers, and taxpayers
      reported · 2025-02-11 · observedPopulation 89 education research and statistics contractsPeriod 2025-02-10 to 2025-02-11Basis DOGE's published contract count and value, contextualized by ProPublica reporting.Limits Advertised contract value is not realized savings and included multiyear ceilings.Open cited evidence
  2. McMahon becomes Trump's education secretaryEducation secretary as of June 10, 2026education secretary in Trump's second administration · documented · 2 sources
  3. McMahon says Trump tasked the department with a 'final mission'Education Department 'final mission' directive issued March 3, 2025cabinet official carrying out Trump's education directive · documented · 1 source
  4. A shrunken SBA was assigned a $1.6 trillion student-loan portfolioThe administration announced the portfolio transfer while implementation remained unresolvedTrump-appointed education secretary · documented · 1 source
    1. asset transferStudent-loan portfolio assigned to SBA$1.6 trillion
      Reported transfer from
      U.S. Department of Education
      Reported transfer to
      Small Business Administration
      Financially affected
      Student borrowers and servicing operations
      reported · 2025-03-21 · observedPopulation Outstanding federal student-loan portfolioPeriod 2025-03-21 to 2025-03-21Basis Outstanding portfolio balance cited in the administration announcement and House staff report.Limits Portfolio balance is neither a public cost nor a new award; it measures the assets and borrower accounts exposed to the transfer.Open cited evidence
  5. A court blocked Education and OPM from disclosing personal records to DOGEPreliminary injunction restricted disclosures while the Privacy Act case proceededTrump-appointed education secretary · documented · 1 source
  6. An appeals court temporarily restored DOGE access at Education and OPMAppellate stay allowed access during the government's appealTrump-appointed education secretary · documented · 1 source
  7. Senate minority staff estimated $91.5 million for Education Department leave$91.47 million minority-staff estimate through July 2025Trump-appointed education secretary · documented · 1 source
    1. payment$91.5 million for Education Department leave$91.47 million
      Estimated source
      U.S. Department of Education
      Estimated recipient
      Employees on administrative leave
      Financially affected
      Students, schools, department operations, and taxpayers
      estimated · 2025-07-31 · observedPopulation Education Department employees placed on administrative leavePeriod 2025-01-20 to 2025-07-31Basis Staff modeled payroll using staffing, pay, and leave-duration assumptions.Limits Estimate does not establish exact individual leave periods or final payroll accounting. Non-additive with the report's aggregate estimate.Open cited evidence
  8. Education Department staffing fell by more than 45 percentEducation had the largest percentage workforce decline among GAO's 22 agenciesTrump-appointed education secretary · documented · 1 source

    more than 45%Education Department workforce decline

Source: United States Department of Education · Rights/use: Public domain, United States federal government work · Modified: cropped and resized