AFT’s Weingarten Reacts to Linda McMahon’s Senate Confirmation as Education Secretary

WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the Senate’s confirmation of Linda McMahon as U.S. secretary of education:

“We know we will disagree with Secretary McMahon on a host of issues, including her stance on using public funds for private school vouchers. We’re deeply concerned that her boss, Donald Trump, wants her to take a wrecking ball to the Department of Education and this nation’s public schools.

“We want to work with her on strengthening public schools and ramping up high school career and technical education and workforce development efforts across the nation.  

We ask that she respect the hardworking and amazing educators of this country who are helping young people every day.  

“We are extending our hand to work together to ensure that all our public schools are places where parents want to send their kids, educators want to work and kids thrive. That’s our job, and we hope she sees it as her job, too.”