FIRST ON FOX: Education Secretary Linda McMahon is set to launch a multi-state speaking tour Tuesday titled "The Next 250: American Education," laying out her vision for the next 250 years of American education while championing the Trump administration's efforts to reduce federal oversight and return power to local communities."The Trump Administration has moved at a rapid pace over the last 21 months to bring much-needed change to our nation’s education system.‘The Next 250: American Education’ speaking series is an opportunity to highlight all we have accomplished and look to the work to come for American students, families, and educators," McMahon told Fox News Digital ahead of her first stop in Utah.McMahon will arrive in Utah on Tuesday to tout the administration’s efforts to reform K-12 education by delivering a keynote address on "returning education to the states, investing in meaningful learning and proven interventions, and expanding education freedom for millions of American students and families," according to Department of Education (ED) officials."In every decision we make, we are not asking what’s better for growing government power, ideological agendas, or bureaucrats’ careers.
We are returning education to its most basic obligation: to nurture the God-given potential of our children," McMahon said.AMERICA'S NEXT 250 YEARS BEGIN IN THE CLASSROOMU.S.President Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon during an executive order signing ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on July 31, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Following her Utah visit, McMahon plans to visit Nevada, Arizona, and Tennessee, where she will address workforce training programs, Pell Grants for community college students and rising higher education costs.McMahon’s upcoming tour follows the department’s broader 50-state "Returning Education to the States" tour.The department has repeatedly emphasized to parents ...