Penny Schwinn (born 1982) is an American educator and former Commissioner of Education for the U.S. state of Tennessee.She was appointed by Governor Bill Lee on January 17, 2019, [1] and was sworn in on February 1, 2019. [2] She resigned in May 2023. She is to become Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Education when president-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on January 20th ...

Jan 23, 2025 · The education world was greeted with encouraging news over the weekend when President Trump announced that former Tennessee education commissioner Penny Schwinn would serve as the next U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education. Schwinn’s track record should complement Secretary-designate Linda McMahon’s skill set, and augurs well for a new administration that is being pulled in different ...

Sep 11, 2023 · Today, University of Florida President Dr. Ben Sasse announced that Dr. Penny Schwinn will join UF in a new position as Vice President for PK-12 and Pre-Bachelors Programs. With over two decades of bipartisan experience, Dr. Schwinn has served as a State Commissioner of Education, a national education leader, and in a variety of leadership ...

May 1, 2023 · Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn, who led the department through the COVID-19 pandemic and oversaw an overhaul of the state’s K-12 funding structure, announced Monday that she will...

May 1, 2023 · Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn announced her resignation Monday after four years in the post, a time in which education issues ran from private school vouchers to a new K-12 funding formula.

Jan 18, 2025 · Penny Schwinn brings education experience to a top role in a department Trump says he wants to get rid of. Her tenure in Tennessee was marked by both victories and controversies.

Sep 15, 2023 · Penny Schwinn, Tennessee’s former commissioner of education, will lead the initiatives as the university’s first vice president of PK-12 and pre-bachelor programs. Her salary is set at $367,500....

Jan 18, 2025 · Penny Schwinn, a former teacher, charter school founder, and state commissioner of education, has been named by President-elect Donald Trump as his pick for deputy secretary of education at the...

Jan 18, 2025 · President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick on Saturday of former Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn to serve as Deputy Secretary of Education in his new administration. Schwinn...

Jan 22, 2025 · Penny Schwinn, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Education, vice Cynthia Minette Marten, resigned. Organization. Department of Education; Latest Action. 01/22/2025 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date Received from President.