The WWE vs. the American education system

Enlarge this image The WWE-ification of the Department of Education J. Shearer/WireImage for BWR Public Relations hide caption toggle caption J. Shearer/WireImage for BWR Public Relations The WWE-ification of the Department of Education J. Shearer/WireImage for BWR Public Relations President Trump is calling for the end of the U.S. Department of Education, but so have other Republicans since the day it was formed in 1979. So why do Republicans hate it enough to lambast it, but love it enough to keep it around?Brittany is joined by NPR’s education correspondent Cory Turner and author Josephine Riesman to talk about Trump’s pick for education secretary, former WWE CEO Linda McMahon. And how Trump and McMahon are using the WWE playbook to reshape the American public education system.For more on this topic check out Cory’s latest piece for NPR, Republicans’ love/hate relationship with the Education Department, and Josie’s investigation into the WWE, Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America.Support public media and receive ad-free listening & bonus content. Join NPR+ today. Sponsor Message This episode was produced by Barton Girdwood with support from Corey Bridges. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Engineering support came from Patrick Murray and Hannah Gluvna. Our Supervising Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our Executive Producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.