Teachers worried about Education Department under Linda McMahon NBC Connecticut [Video]

Connecticut could continue its connection to the U.S. Education Department, as President-Elect Donald Trump has picked Linda McMahon to run the agency.  

McMahon, the former wrestling executive who ran the Small Business Administration under Trump’s first term, would replace Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, the former Meriden superintendent and state education commissioner.  

Republicans see McMahon’s potential nomination as a chance to undo Cardona’s policies under the Biden Administration.  

“For the last few years, we’ve seen really identity politics in the classroom, we’ve seen a, let’s say, a lack of parental rights, parental control,” Rep. Cara Pavalock-D’Amato, (R – Bristol), said.  

McMahon was on Connecticut’s state Board of Education for a year. More recently, she was chairman of the America First Policy Institute.  

The organization’s policy goals include increasing vouchers and school choice, as well as giving parents more say over curriculum.  

McMahon’s nomination drew criticism from educators.  

“Unfortunately, I haven’t seen anything come out that would make …