Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said states need to be “creative and innovative” in how they think about learning — and don’t need the bureaucracy of Washington, D.C., in the way.

McMahon made her remarks Friday at a roundtable with Gov. Greg Gianforte at Montana State University in Bozeman, the largest public university in the state.

At the roundtable, MSU students and representatives from industry talked about the importance of connecting education with the needs of the private sector and the benefits of the trades at Gallatin College.

“You guys probably know this statistic, but the fastest growing class of millionaires in the country are trade skills,” McMahon said. “So keep working.”

In 2024, the Wall Street Journal reported that private equity firms were investing in skille

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