Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn to step down; Gov. Lee names school-choice expert to post

Lee: Tennessee education commissioner leaving at end of year

Gov. Bill Lee has announced that Tennessee’s Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn is leaving the state department at the end of the school year. Schwinn will be succeeded by Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds, who currently works at an education think tank founded by former Republican Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Lee, a Republican, appointed Schwinn to be the state’s education czar in 2019. She previously was the Texas Education Agency chief deputy commission…

Lee: Tennessee education commissioner leaving at end of year

Gov. Bill Lee has announced that Tennessee’s Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn is leaving the state department at the end of the school year. Schwinn will be succeeded by Lizzette Gonzalez

TN Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn to step down after 4 years; Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds to take over

Tennessee's education commissioner announced Monday she is stepping down from the role after four years.

Tennessee education commissioner leaving role

Tennessee will be getting a new education commissioner this summer, the state Department of Education announced Monday morning.

Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn Resigns, Governor Lee Names Lizzette Gonzales Reynolds as New Top Educator - Tennessee Star

Commissioner of Education Penny Schwinn is leaving the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) effective June 1, online education policy magazine The74, reported Monday. The outlet reports that Schwinn has grown tired of distracting culture war battles over the way race and gender are taught in the state’s classrooms. In response, Governor Lee is returning to familiar ground for her replacement. Lee named Lizzette Gonzales Reynolds as the news …

Texan to succeed Penny Schwinn as Tennessee education commissioner

Penny Schwinn has been Gov. Bill Lee’s education commissioner since he took office in 2019.Tennessee Department of Education Penny Schwinn will step down as Tennessee’s education chief at the end of this school year and be replaced by a former Texas administrator who currently oversees policy for the Jeb Bush-founded advocacy group ExcelinEd.Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds will become the first Hispanic American to lead Tennessee’s education departm…