OMB Cuts Education Budget as Senate Delays McMahon Confirmation

The Office of Management and Budget proposed deep cuts to the Education Department budget while the Senate delayed confirming Linda McMahon as Education Secretary, leaving the department without confirmed leadership during a major reorganization. The budget proposal targeted Title I funding for low-income schools and Pell Grant administration. Education advocates warned the combination of cuts and leadership vacuum threatened K-12 programs serving 50 million students.