Former Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn has been named Deputy Secretary of Education by President Donald Trump.

Schwinn would work with WWE founder Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick to head the department, if both are confirmed.

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

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

Penny Schwinn, Tennessee’s former education commissioner, is Donald Trump’s choice for U.S. deputy secretary of education. He has named Linda McMahon as his pick for secretary of education.

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

Denise Carter will fill the role until President Donald Trump's pick, Linda McMahon, is confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

The order would define sex as male and female, based on sex assigned at birth, and would apply to schools, passports, ...

The former Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner has been tapped to be the next U.S. Deputy Secretary of ...

Hardaway has a long-held, deep-seated belief that Memphis does not get the same benefit of the doubt that many other programs ...

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

President-elect Donald Trump announced Penny Schwinn, former Tennessee education commissioner, as his choice for deputy ...