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Linda McMahon: “For every dollar that went into the classroom in a grant, 47…”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Nov. 20, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 40:21

We don't want teachers having to spend their time and money in regulatory compliance. There was one superintendent chief who said to me that they had done some calculation in their state and that For every dollar that went into the classroom in a grant, 47 cents was spent in regulatory compliance. So let's get the money into the hands of our students and our teachers. Let's raise the level of education. (40:21–40:28)

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Asserts that 47% of grant money is spent on regulatory compliance rather than directly on classroom needs.

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