Distill Social is a Michigan-based grassroots organization “delivering clear and concise news.” Earlier this month, they covered a stop on the Linda McMahon education tour.
Detroit’s public schools are already stretched to the breaking point, yet federal and state officials continue to push policies that make life harder for students, teachers, and communities. During a visit to Renaissance High School, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon was joined by Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, two leaders whose agendas, one at the federal level, the other at the state level, intersect in ways that threaten the very institutions they claim to support. While McMahon touts “state control” and Hall defends a deeply underfunded budget, the combined impact is clear: public schools are being hollowed out in the name of reform.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s recent stop at Detroit’s Renaissance High School was pitched as part of her “Returning Education to the States Tour,” after earlier visits to Hillsdale and Midland. While she talks about giving power back to local schools, her real agenda is clear: pushing Betsy DeVos–style voucher schemes that drain funding from public schools and funnel our tax dollars into private institutions. Instead of defending the Department of Education, McMahon is working to dismantle it piece by piece — leaving public education starved and students shortchanged.
McMahon rolled into Detroit talking about “efficiency” and “accountability.” Translation? Gut public schools, funnel your tax dollars to private ones, and axe diversity programs along the way. This isn’t about helping kids — it’s about pushing a political agenda and leaving our schools weaker by design.