# McMahon plans to ‘fire’ herself from a job, striving to show Congress that the Department of Ed is not needed

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mcmahon-plans-to-fire-herself-from-a-job-striving-to-show-congress-that-the-department-of-ed-is-not-needed/
- Published: 2026-10-24T00:09:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T01:11:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/mcmahon-plans-fire-herself-out-job-striving-show-congress-dept-ed-not-needed
- Topics: Art, Culture, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- McMahon is using agency agreements to make the case for closing Education.
- Labor has taken on workforce and career education operations.
- Congress would need to vote to close the department.

## Summary

Education Secretary Linda McMahon says she is moving more Department of Education responsibilities to other federal agencies to show Congress that a standalone department is unnecessary. The effort advances President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the department, but Congress would have to approve its closure.

The Department of Labor is taking on operational work for adult education, family literacy and career and technical education, while Education retains legal responsibilities and oversight. The Treasury Department has agreed to handle key student loan and defaulted debt operations. McMahon calls the agreements a test of whether services and funding can continue to reach students and schools; a policy fellow says the transfer of major duties is more substantial than earlier agreements.

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