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.

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...

Jan 18, 2025 · President-elect Donald Trump has named former Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn to serve as Deputy Secretary of Education in his new administration, a move that surprised some...

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.

May 3, 2023 · Penny Schwinn will step down as Tennessee education commissioner at the end of the school year, a post she has held since January 2019. Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds will take Schwinn’s place at the department, effective July 1, Gov. Bill Lee announced Monday.

Jan 21, 2025 · Updated When Penny Schwinn resigned as Tennessee’s education chief in 2023, she acknowledged that culture war battles over race and gender had interfered with efforts to catch students up after ...

Jan 18, 2025 · As Tennesee schools chief, Penny Schwinn championed literacy initiatives and sometimes rankled cultural conservatives. She’s the second appointment Trump has made to a department he ostensibly ...

May 1, 2023 · Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn is leaving Gov. Bill Lee's administration. Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds will succeed Schwinn as the commissioner of the TDOE.

May 1, 2023 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Commissioner Penny Schwinn will leave her post at the Tennessee Department of Education at the end of the school year, the department …

May 1, 2023 · Tennessee education chief Penny Schwinn, one of the nation’s most high-profile state superintendents, who worked to expand tutoring and revamp literacy during the toughest days of the...