Secretary Linda McMahon

08/05/2026

Workforce Pell is here to stay, and Iowa is leading the way thanks to President Donald J. Trump.

08/05/2026

The GOLDEN AGE of America is here.

We’re MAKING AMERICA SKILLED AGAIN!

08/05/2026

President Trump and Republicans in Congress designed Workforce Pell with schools like Iowa Central in mind – supporting high-quality programs to equip students with the critical skills that keep our nation running.

08/05/2026

Workforce Pell is here and Iowa is leading the way thanks to President Donald J. Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Act!

08/05/2026

Proud to stand with Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling
and Governor Kim Reynolds to approve the nation’s first Workforce Pell program in Iowa!

This is what expanding opportunity and strengthening America's workforce looks like.

08/05/2026

It’s a big day for Iowa students!

We’re in the Hawkeye State to approve Iowa Central Community College’s Workforce Pell application – the first in the nation!

08/04/2026

My job isn’t done until education is RETURNED to the states and local leaders — not Washington — decide how federal dollars are spent.

That’s how we MAKE EDUCATION GREAT AGAIN.

08/03/2026

To make America great again, we must make it skilled again.

Workforce Pell restores common sense to higher education: lower costs, faster pathways to real jobs, and skills that lead to the American Dream.

08/03/2026

As higher education has drifted from the principles that built up so much public esteem, Americans’ trust in universities has reached record lows.

University leadership must seize this occasion to drive essential reforms.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is sending a letter Monday to the leaders of US universities asking them to commit to a slate of campus reforms by the end of 2026 in the Trump administration’s latest effort to overhaul higher education.

08/02/2026

Too many Americans got stuck chasing degrees they couldn’t afford.

Workforce Pell will now fund high-quality training for in-demand jobs — in just 8 to 15 weeks.

President Trump is delivering on his promise to strengthen America’s workforce.

The traditional model of pushing every student into four-year college degrees needs a course correction, and America has the labor shortage to prove it. With innovative new policies like Workforce Pel