Former Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn has removed herself from consideration for a senior post in the U.S. Department of Education. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Instead, the ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Former Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn has withdrawn her nomination to serve in ...

The nominations of two top U.S. Department of Education officials are headed to the U.S. Senate floor for final approval, after the education committee this week greenlit President Donald Trump’s ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday his picks for deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, and multiple deputy assistants to the president in the Office of Legislative ...

Penny Schwinn, in line to serve as second in command of the U.S. Department of Education, has withdrawn from the nomination, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced Thursday. Instead, the former ...

Former Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn has withdrawn her nomination to serve in the No. 2 spot in the Trump Education Department after cultural conservatives mounted a campaign opposing ...