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Linda McMahon: “Only 3 out of 10 students can read proficiently at their…”

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 31:10

The majority of Americans across the country handed President Trump the popular vote precisely because they have seen the brokenness of a top down education system run by the federal government. They're painfully aware that Only 3 out of 10 students can read proficiently at their grade level. They know that college students are collectively $1.7 trillion in debt and less than half of college college graduates get a job that actually uses the degree which they studied so hard to get. (31:10–31:15)

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Asserts that a minority of students read proficiently at their grade level.

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