A group of House Democrats said they’ve established a cordial but cautious relationship with Education Secretary Linda McMahon to discuss the future of her ever-shrinking department and federal funding for K–12 and higher education.
During a news conference on Wednesday following their meeting with McMahon in her Washington office, the Congress members said their main concerns include maintaining school-related civil rights investigations with the reduced staff and assuring their constituents that funding for special education programs and low-income districts won’t be cut or mismanaged.
McMahon has already laid off half her staff and moved the department’s higher education student loan functions to the Small Business Administration. She is also transferring federal special education responsibilities to the Department of Health and Human Services….