ED Secretary McMahon Reveals Massive Backlog of Unresolved Complaints From Students and Borrowers, Warren Presses for More Answers on Trump’s Attacks on Public Education

“The American people deserve to know how your policies are impacting services and programs that millions of students and families across the country rely upon.”
ED Response|Warren Letter (PDF)
Washington, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) publicly released Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s response to the senator’s 60+ questions, sent in advance of the June meeting between McMahon and Warren, regarding the Department of Education’s (ED)’s relentless war on students. Calling McMahon’s response “severely lacking,” Senator Warren pressed for additional information from Secretary McMahon and announced that she would refer certain matters where the Department has proved uncooperative to the Government Accountability Office and the Education Department’s Inspector General.
ED revealed several key pieces of information in its letter, including:
Senator Warren responded to ED’s letter by pushing Secretary McMahon for clarity on a number of issues.
“Unfortunately, your letter contained more omissions and evasive rhetoric than concrete information,”wrote Senator Warren.
In her follow-up letter, Senator Warren pushed for answers on:
“The American people deserve to know how your policies are impacting services and programs that millions of students and families across the country rely upon,”concluded the senator.
Senator Warren launched theSave Our Schoolscampaign in a coordinated effort to fight back against President Trump’s attempts to abolish the Department of Education:
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