U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon appeared on Fox Business on Friday to share how the U.S. Department of Education is playing against anti-Semitism at elite universities.
Between exterior In “Kudlow,” McMahon said it was urgent to deal with the rising anti-Semitism in these schools. McMahon said the Trump administration’s strategy depends on immediate support from Congress.
“We were able to tell you two things the Department of Education is already doing, and as part of it, we experienced contracts and grants with DEI programs, stripped them or stopped those grants. We also started a survey of five different universities. Harvard is one. Columbia was one to make sure we got rid of these anti-Semitic actions, programs, what it was doing,” McMahon told host Larry Kudrow.
McMahon said campus safety is important.
“We believe our universities should be open for freedom of expression, free speech, open dialogue and discussion, but this type of violence is not dangerous,” McMahon said. (Related: University President complains that Dei is “misunderstood”)
President Trump said he wanted to dissolve the education sector, and as Kudlow pointed out, doing so requires Congress’ support. Trump also proposed to transfer student loan liability from the education department to the Treasury, Small Business Administration, or the Department of Commerce. McMahon said the debate is ongoing.
“I met with Scott Bescent on Monday. We already had a preliminary conversation. I certainly don’t think it should be in the Department of Education. It’s not a bank,” McMahon said. “The Treasury has the capacity and already serves several agencies across the government, and it’s very likely that it will be the best place.”
McMahon continued to criticize the education sector for its inefficiency and its dependence on education unions. She cited the continued decline in educational performance standards.
“The department was founded in 1980. Since then, we have spent $1 trillion on education to see our performance scores go down. We’re clearly not doing the right thing,” McMahon said.
The Trump administration has decided to cut $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University in response to the ongoing pro-Hama protests. The funding cuts follow an incident in which protesters reportedly occupy the building, displaying terrorist propaganda and attacking staff at Bernard University, a member of Colombia.
White House spokesman Harrison Fields said the newly formed federal task force to “fight against anti-Semitism” is actively reviewing federal grants, commitments and contracts.
“The government’s opposition[Semitism] The task force is considering a suspended work order of more than $50 million with the federal government and will consider its commitment to grants over $5 billion to ensure that the university is compliant with federal regulations,” Fields said. announcement The task force was created on Monday.
New York police detained nine people Wednesday at the Milstein Center for Occupation at Bernard College’s Milstein Center. According to To the Colombian audience.
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