McMahon has said the recent government shutdown proved that the Education Department isn’t necessary.

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Education Secretary Linda McMahon indicated Tuesday that she’s planning to take the major next step in fulfilling President Trump’s campaign promise to dismantle the Department of Education.

The secretary posted an ominous video of a ticking clock followed by President Ronald Reagan urging Congress to dissolve the Department of Education. The video ended with a flickering screen that read, “The Final Mission,” an echo of her first letter to Education Department staff, in which she outlined how she would put herself out of a job. All the post i

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