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

An education activist is speaking out on concerns she has that a key Trump nominee to the department of education has a ...

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

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

Penny has a strong record of delivering results for children and families,” President-elect Donald Trump posted late Friday ...

Penny Schwinn has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump as Deputy Secretary of Education. Schwinn, with extensive ...

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 ...

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 ...

In addition to Tennessee, Schwinn has worked at the Texas Education Agency as deputy commissioner of standards and engagement ...

President-elect Trump tapped Penny Schwinn, a former Tennessee education commissioner, for deputy secretary of the U.S.