The recent US Department of Education (DOE) shutdown demonstrated how federal micromanagement is largely unnecessary, according to US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. In an article published in USA Today, McMahon highlighted that the 43-day government shutdown did not disrupt classes, teacher salaries, or school operations across the country. McMahon emphasised that students continued attending lessons, sports seasons proceeded as normal, and local transport services remained unaffected, showing that the federal education bureaucracy is not essential for daily operations. “The shutdown proved just how little the Department of Education will be missed,” McMahon wrote in USA Today. Education funding best managed by states The Secretary pointed out that DOE primarily serves as a

See Full Page