Education Secretary McMahon Defends Proposed $12 Billion Cut to Department's Budget
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Education Secretary McMahon Defends Proposed $12 Billion Cut to Department's Budget
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The contentious hearing featured a particularly tense exchange between McMahon and Democratic Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman. When challenged about the administration's education priorities, McMahon remained composed, stating, "I am the secretary of Education who has been approved to run this agency by Congress. And I was appointed by the president. And I serve at his pleasure under his mandate."
McMahon explained that the proposed budget would consolidate 18 federal programs into a single $2 billion block grant to states. While Democrats criticized this as an attempt to gut federal support for public schools, Republican Chairman Robert Aderholt praised the approach, noting that despite $3 trillion in federal education spending since 1980, student achievement has not improved.
The Education Secretary emphasized focusing on fundamentals, particularly literacy. "Let's focus on literacy. What we're seeing in those scores is a failure of our students to learn to read. We've lost the fundamentals," McMahon said during the hearing.
Just days before the budget hearing, on May 17, 2025, McMahon announced a significant increase in funding for charter schools. As National Charter Schools Week concluded, she revealed that the Department would increase Charter Schools Program funding by $60 million for the current fiscal year (2025), bringing the total to $500 million. McMahon also introduced a new Model Development and Dissemination Grant Program aimed at showcasing successful charter school strategies.
The Education Department under McMahon has undergone dramatic changes in recent months, with staff reductions of nearly half as what she previously called a "first step" toward eliminating the department entirely - though this would require congressional approval. The agency has also canceled numerous contracts and grants that it claims violated presidential orders, particularly those related to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
When pressed by Representative Lois Frankel about whether the department would spend funds as directed by Congress if lawmakers reject the administration's plans, McMahon responded simply: "We will abide by the law."
These developments come amid ongoing litigation challenging the department's aggressive implementation of the president's social agenda, with education advocates arguing that the administration is moving quickly before courts can intervene.