Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, who said earlier this week that she will lead a “final mission” to end the bloat at the department President Donald Trump has said he will close, told Newsmax on Friday that she agrees with him that control of schools is best left to the states.

“The president certainly believes, as do I, that the best education is closest to the kids with parental involvement, with teachers being able to be innovative in what they are doing and to take the bureaucracy out of education,” McMahon, who was confirmed this week, told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.”

“Let’s get the money to the states,” she added. “The Department of Education, through the federal government, provides about 8 to 10% of the budget for education in each state, but that money should be well spent by the states.”

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