The American Legislative Exchange Council hosted its annual meeting beginning Wednesday, with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon as a guest speaker to discuss recent education initiatives.
ALEC is leading its 52nd annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, through Friday, with various state legislators and policy leaders.
In the opening session on Wednesday, ALEC CEO Lisa Nelson interviewed McMahon on what the Trump administration is focused on within education.
McMahon said the administration has so far allocated around $500 million for school choice, an initiative that gives parents the ability to decide what kind of education their children receive: public schools, charter schools, homeschooling, etc.
The secretary of education explained President Donald Trump wants all children to have access to quality education by ultimately giving it to the states, where education is closest to the child. She said states should be the ones enacting regulations.
“Let’s have parents be at the center of that because parents are with their children. They know what is best for their child, and they should have the choice to put their children in schools where they can flourish,” McMahon said. “No child should be a prisoner of a failing school.”
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday to allow Trump to move forward with dismantling the U.S. Department of Education with broad layoffs.
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