Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick to lead the department, the former chief executive of the World Wrestling Entertainment network, many times indicated during her confirmation hearing that she planned on carrying out the president’s agenda, including shutting down the Education Department.
However, this is a highly unpopular idea among Americans, according to new nationally representative polling data from New America. It shows a majority of Americans oppose getting rid of the Education Department. And many Americans disagree with many policy decisions being carried out by the Trump administration and so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or U.S. DOGE Service, according to the polling.
New America commissioned Voss Research and Strategy to conduct the nationally representative poll from February 21st to 25th. New America found that over half (55 percent) of American adults oppose eliminating the U.S. Department of Education. Only 1 in 4 favored getting rid of the Education Department, and 17 percent are unsure. Unsurprisingly, given how Trump has made clear that this is one of his big goals since his campaign, this question reflects a partisan divide: nine in ten Democrats (89 percent) oppose, while half of Republicans (51 percent) favor this proposal (see Figure 1). On the other hand, 54 percent of Independents oppose….
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