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Racial and sexual minority education likely to be abolished
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Linda McMahon (pictured), co-chair of the transition committee, as Secretary of Education on the 19th (local time). He is considered a long-time loyal supporter and donor of President-elect Trump, and is also famous as the co-founder and former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He also served as head of the Small Business Administration for the first two years of the Trump administration. Recently, he served as the chairman of the board of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), a conservative think tank, and has supported President-elect Trump.
According to foreign media outlets such as the Washington Post (WP) on this day, McMahon was initially mentioned as a strong candidate for Secretary of Commerce, but this position went to Wall Street billionaire Howard Rutnick, and he was nominated as Secretary of Education. WP said, “Although McMahon served as a member of the Connecticut Board of Education for two years starting in 2009, he is not known for his education policy or practical achievements, which is raising concerns,” adding, “It raises questions about whether he really wanted to do it and what his stance on major issues is.” “He pointed out.
Previously, President-elect Trump selected the Department of Education as the top department to be abolished and said, “I will abolish it.” However, since abolishing the Department of Education requires the consent of more than 60 federal senators, many believe that this is an unrealizable goal for the Republican Party, which secured 53 seats in this election.
However, since the Ministry of Education oversees the budget for elementary, middle, and high schools, it is predicted that the policy direction may change significantly. President-elect Trump has criticized critical race theory (CRT) and sexual minority education, which insist that the history of slavery and racism in the United States must be taught. They have also publicly said, “We will stop funding these schools.” The New York Times predicted, “McMahon will completely dismantle the core functions of the Department of Education.”
Meanwhile, after President-elect Trump’s victory in the presidential election, a ‘religious education’ debate is taking place in the U.S. education community over incorporating conservative Christian education into school classes. On this day in Texas, a reform bill that would allow more than 2 million elementary school students in the district to adopt a Bible-based curriculum passed a preliminary vote, sparking controversy over ‘schools instilling religion’. In Oklahoma, controversy recently arose when the superintendent of schools purchased a large number of Bibles to be used in classrooms and asked students and parents to watch a promotional video to pray for President-elect Trump. In Louisiana, a legal battle is underway over a new state mandate requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every classroom.
New York = Correspondent Lim Woo-sun imsun@donga.com
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