LOADING ERROR LOADINGEducation Secretary Linda McMahon kicked off a Fox News interview on Monday by offering a blunt assessment on how children are doing in school. “We’re doing terribly, I mean, our education system’s failed our kids,” began McMahon, who joined President Donald Trump’s Cabinet last March. Some places, 35%,” she stressed to Fox News’ Harris Faulkner. AdvertisementThe results also varied among 12th graders: 35% were at or above NAEP’s reading “proficiency” level and 22% were at or above its mathematics level on the 2024 tests. The tour has been met with protests and cancellations in several states, backlash that McMahon dismissed as “crazy” in her Fox News appearance.
