McMahon makes another move in cutting red tape as teachers are 'strangled by regulation'

FIRST ON FOX — U.S.Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon is pushing forward with the administration's campaign to scale back federal education red tape, backing a national movement designed to bypass administrative bureaucracy and teachers unions.The initiative, dubbed the Let Teachers Teach Coalition, aims to empower local educators and return decision-making authority to classrooms and school districts nationwide.This coalition was launched on Thursday, Constitution Day, to strengthen civics and history education and "put teachers, parents, and students back at the center of America’s classrooms."POWERFUL TEACHERS' UNIONS SHARE STRIKING LINK WITH STATES STRUGGLING TO TEACH KIDS TO READSecretary of Education Linda McMahon was charged with working to dismantle the Department of Education under an executive order President Donald Trump signed in March 2025.

(Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)"Teachers dedicate their lives to the success and well-being of America’s children," McMahon told Fox News Digital. "Yet too often, their ability to do that work is constrained by bureaucracy, political agendas, and mandates that have little to do with helping students succeed," she added."The Let Teachers Teach Coalition is giving a voice to the educators who have spent too long navigating unnecessary regulations and restrictive systems.

When we give teachers the freedom to focus on teaching, we create an environment where students, families, and communities can thrive and succeed."Spearheaded by the the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), the coalition provides educators and parents with toolkits to navigate local school board politics and directly engage board members.The goal is to equip current, former and retired teachers, along with administrators and parents, to drive policy shifts at the grassroots level."While some education policy is decided at the state and federal levels, many of the issues teachers face every day are determined by local school boar...