Linda McMahon Must Go

Every day Linda McMahon remains in charge of the Department of Education, our children lose something we may never get back.

In the past week, McMahon and the Trump administration accelerated their plan to dismantle the Department of Education, laying off thousands of staff and gutting the very offices that protect students’ rights and connect families with federal aid. These cuts aren’t theoretical. They are happening right now, and the consequences will hit classrooms before the new budget is finalized.

Senator Elizabeth Warren has now taken the lead in demanding McMahon’s resignation, warning that McMahon is overseeing the deliberate hollowing-out of public education. Warren is right — and we must back her up with overwhelming public pressure. If enough of us speak out before Congress takes up the 2026 budget decisions next month, lawmakers will have no choice but to treat this catastrophe as the emergency it is.

Under McMahon, essential programs for low-income districts are already on the chopping block. Student-aid backlogs are growing after mass staff reductions. Families who rely on disability services are being told to expect delays that could stretch for months. Education policy experts have warned that shifting federal responsibilities to agencies with no experience overseeing schools will result in lost services, slower enforcement, and widespread harm to students who need support the most.

This is a crisis unfolding in real time. If we don’t act before Congress locks in next year’s education funding, the damage could last for an entire generation of students. 

Add your name now and make clear that our children cannot wait another week, another vote, or another news cycle for real leadership.