U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday said she would lead a "final mission" to end bloat at the government department that President Donald Trump has targeted for closure, and that she aimed to transfer oversight of education to state governments.

Ms. McMahon, who has little experience in private or public schools, will take over a department that President Trump has already begun to dismantle.

McMahon has said ‘clearly’ the president cannot shut the department down by himself, and that she is ready and able to help him return money and