McMahon says returning education control to the country is a nonpartisan issue

Colorado Springs, Colorado – although Democrats protest President Donald Trump demolished the Department of Education’s plan, and Education Secretary Linda McMahon said returning education to the United States was a “non-partisan issue.”

“I won’t back down because it would be one thing if it’s just Democratic or Republican states perform well or do not do well, but it’s many states on both sides of the aisle. That’s why it’s really a nonpartisan issue.”

The Secretary of Education held discussions with governors from both sides of Colorado, Colorado, and her department announced that approximately $6.8 billion in K-12 freeze federal funding will be released ahead of a panel discussion with outgoing NGA chairman Jared Polis, D-Colo’s Gov. Jared Polis.

“If we are going to return education to the states, we have to talk to the governor, which is very important,” McMahon stressed. “It makes sense to them? How do we work together? It’s two sides of the aisle, because obviously, education is a matter of no convenience.”

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McMahon explained that returning education to states “just means returning them to the parts the federal government is now offering, and they are eager for it.”

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In a joint statement representing the NGA, Polis and the upcoming NGA President Kevin StittR-Ok. They said they were “thankful to the bipartisan discussions with Secretary McMahon and other key officials during the NGA summer meeting, which led to the allocation of these education funds, adding that they were “proud of our advocacy to help ensure important support for the country and region”.

The Secretary of Education, former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), explained to Fox News Digital that attending events such as the NGA, discussing with governors from both states and visiting states as many states as possible is essential to understand the diverse educational environment in the United States.

McMahon said she has been to different types of schools, from charter schools to public schools, to learn best practices across the country.

National Governors Association (NGA) outgoing Governor Jared Polis discussed education in the United States with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon at the NGA Summer Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Friday, July 25, 2025. (Deirdre Heaveny-Fox News Numbers)

“Every state has different needs,” McMahon said. “There is no size for everyone, but what I hear from every governor and almost every educator is what we emphasize, and that’s literacy.”

Ministry of Education Report Released earlier this year It was revealed that American students have been declining in reading skills since the COVID-19 pandemic, and their math skills have barely improved.

Despite the bleak reports, McMahon said “the future of education is very bright” as the Trump administration calls for attention to “the national transcript,” which reveals “how the United States is adversely comparing all of this with the rest of the world.”

“The president is very keen to ensure these levels rise so that the United States should be a place for one of the world’s education leaders,” McMahon explained.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon spoke at the National Governors Association (NGA) summer meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Friday, July 25. (Deirdre Heaveny-Fox News Numbers)

When asked How is the Minister of Education McMahon will speak to teachers who demolished the Department of Education demolition, she said she focused on ensuring best practices nationwide while empowering states to serve the individual needs of teachers.

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“[Teachers] “They are working with the school board, working with their principals and principals and governors to develop the best policy,” McMahon said. “It’s a win for teachers because the governor is already talking about the payments that should be fair and that they should be allowed to innovate in the classroom so that they should not spend time doing paperwork and regulations. They should be able to spend this time with students.”

McMahon explained: “Let the teacher teach the teacher. It’s all good,” McMahon explained.