McMahon to head edu dept that Trump wants to close

Linda McMahon, co-chair of Donald Trump’s transition team, has been named as the president-elect’s pick for education secretary in his upcoming administration.

In a statement, Trump extolled the “incredible” job McMahon, the billionaire cofounder of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has been doing as transition team co-chair and said: “As Secretary of Education, Linda will fight tirelessly to expand ‘Choice’ to every State in America, and empower parents to make the best Education decisions for their families.”

Throughout his campaign, Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as being infiltrated by "radicals, zealots and Marxists". Trump has called for dismantling the department altogether - a cumbersome task that likely would require action from Congress.