After weeks of public backlash, the Trump administration is releasing $6.8 billion in frozen federal education funding. Education Secretary Linda McMahon made the big announcement at the National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Colorado Springs.

The Trump administration says it will release billions in education funding to states next week after a review caused schools to scramble.

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told ABC News she is “incredibly pleased” with the $220 million deal with Columbia University after months of negotiations.

Columbia University agreed to the Trump administration’s demands. Education Secretary Linda McMahon called it “a monumental victory for conservatives.”

On Friday, July 25, the nation’s governors got together for the National Governors Association (NGA) Summer Meeting, joining federal officials and leaders in various areas to have bipartisan conversations around top issues impacting states,

Ultimately, we win that case. And the bottom line is we’re not going to give any more money to Harvard,” President Trump said.

The current Secretary of Education Linda McMahon comments briefly on the tragic passing of a pro wrestling and WWE icon, Hulk Hogan on Fox News.

The Trump administration's inability to clearly answer whether hiring a Holocaust denier as a faculty member highlights the dangers of the administration's "ideological litmus test" approach to viewpoint diversity in higher education.