McMahon Kicks Off Her 'Next 250: American Education' Series in Salt Lake City, Oct. 20, 2026
October 20, 2026 · U.S. Department of Education · 0:18:54
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What happened
Education Secretary Linda McMahon delivered remarks at American Preparatory Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the Department of Education’s upload of the October 20, 2026 address — the kickoff of her “The Next 250: American Education” speaking series. According to the department, the series highlights the administration’s K-12 education, workforce, and higher education accomplishments and lays out its vision for the next 250 years of education in the nation.
The department’s description says McMahon’s kickoff speech, addressed to K-12 students, highlighted what it called the administration’s unprecedented progress in returning education authority to state and local leaders, investing in meaningful learning and proven academic interventions, and expanding education choice for millions of American students and families, as the department stated the record.
Why it matters
The series launch states McMahon’s governing program in summary form — authority returned to states and local leaders, proven academic interventions, and expanded choice — delivered, fittingly for that program, at a school rather than at the department in Washington.
Scoreboard watch
Scoreboard watch: the three claims the department headlined on October 20, 2026 — education authority returned to state and local leaders, investment in proven academic interventions, and education choice expanded for millions of students and families, all as the department stated them. Flagged for the scoreboard editor; no entry is published from this page.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, “The Next 250: American Education” (official upload, embedded above; description as published by the department).
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