Penny Schwinn served as Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's commissioner of education. President Trump nominated her to be U.S. deputy ...

The way to educational improvement may be through affirming the “distracting” values raised by the culture wars ...

But if confirmed as deputy secretary, she could find herself in culture war conflicts she’s previously sidestepped.

Early in my career as a journalist, I reported on education and one lesson I quickly learned is that state and public school leaders are lightning rods for criticism and controversy. The politics ...

Former Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn who is President Donald Trump's pick for U.S. deputy secretary of education faces intense backlash from conservatives who see her as too tied ...

Schwinn previously served as the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Education from 2019 to 2023. Trump picks former ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced Penny Schwinn as the next ... on the social media platform Truth Social. Schwinn previously served in the Tennessee Department of Education in February ...

The local charter school founder held brief positions at St. Hope Public Schools, Sacramento County Board of Education and Sacramento City Unified School District.

President Donald Trump’s pick for deputy secretary of education, Penny Schwinn ... of Academics in Texas and as Tennessee’s education commissioner. In Texas, Schwinn was embroiled in ...