Empowering Education: U.S. Secretary McMahon Outlines Priorities for Transformative Change
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Empowering Education: U.S. Secretary McMahon Outlines Priorities for Transformative Change
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On May 20, 2025, McMahon announced her first three proposed priorities for Department of Education discretionary grants: evidence-based literacy, expanding education choice, and returning education to the states. These priorities, now published in the Federal Register for a 30-day public comment period, represent the fastest a Secretary of Education has released proposed grant priorities in the first year of an administration. McMahon emphasized that discretionary grants will focus on "meaningful learning and expanding choice, not divisive ideologies and unproven strategies."
The following day, on May 21, McMahon defended the Trump administration's proposed 15% cut to the Education Department's budget before a House appropriations committee. The hearing grew tense as Democrats pressed McMahon on the consequences of layoffs affecting nearly half of the department's staff and major program cuts. Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut accused McMahon of "recklessly incapacitating the department" and "usurping Congress's authority."
During the hearing, McMahon clarified that the administration plans to preserve and flat-fund Title I, Part A, which provides grants to school districts serving children from low-income families. However, two grant programs for migrant students totaling $428 million annually are slated for elimination. When asked whether migrant students should continue to have access to public education, McMahon responded, "in some instances, yes."
Republicans at the hearing welcomed the department's emphasis on school choice. McMahon stated that "President Trump is absolutely focused on making sure that children have the right to an education that is best for them and that parents should be deciding where their children can go to school."
This focus on school choice was reinforced by McMahon's May 16 announcement of increased funding for charter schools. The Department of Education will add $60 million to the Charter Schools Program this year, raising its total budget to $500 million. McMahon also announced a new Model Development and Dissemination Grant Program aimed at showcasing successful charter school strategies.
Since her confirmation in March 2025, McMahon has described her role as leading a "transformational time" at the Education Department. She stated that her decisions will be "driven by a commitment to support meaningful learning and empower our most important stakeholders: students, families, and teachers." McMahon has pledged to advance "education freedom" and empower states and districts rather than issuing "bureaucratic edicts from Washington, D.C."