Education Secretary Linda McMahon visits school to promote civics education

Education Secretary Linda McMahon visited Harrisburg Thursday morning to launch her nationwide tour promoting civics education and students learning all of America’s history.”It’s important that we have the ability to learn for every single student,” McMahon said. “And I have toured many schools already, and I have seen the enthusiasm in those classes with students with special needs and disabilities. They are no less enthusiastic. They have the ability to learn. They just have to be taught a little bit differently.”McMahon spoke to a crowd of elementary students at Foose Elementary as part of her “History Rocks! Trail to Independence Tour” and took time to play games related to American and Pennsylvania history.She also addressed concerns about the potential dismantling of the Education Department.”No. Here is what we are doing. We are giving indication we are moving education back to the states,” McMahon said. “So that means that there are departments within the Department of Education that will move on to other agencies. And we’re doing that through authority given us through the Economy Act that we can, we can sign an interagency agreement.”The Economy Act is a U.S. law that allows federal agencies to acquire goods and services from other federal agencies. McMahon will head to a middle school in New Jersey on Friday for her next stop.

HARRISBURG, Pa. —

Education Secretary Linda McMahon visited Harrisburg Thursday morning to launch her nationwide tour promoting civics education and students learning all of America’s history.

“It’s important that we have the ability to learn for every single student,” McMahon said. “And I have toured many schools already, and I have seen the enthusiasm in those classes with students with special needs and disabilities. They are no less enthusiastic. They have the ability to learn. They just have to be taught a little bit differently.”

McMahon spoke to a crowd of elementary students at Foose Elementary as part of her “History Rocks! Trail to Independence Tour” and took time to play games related to American and Pennsylvania history.

She also addressed concerns about the potential dismantling of the Education Department.

“No. Here is what we are doing. We are giving indication we are moving education back to the states,” McMahon said. “So that means that there are departments within the Department of Education that will move on to other agencies. And we’re doing that through authority given us through the Economy Act that we can, we can sign an interagency agreement.”

The Economy Act is a U.S. law that allows federal agencies to acquire goods and services from other federal agencies.

McMahon will head to a middle school in New Jersey on Friday for her next stop.