Is Penny Schwinn A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing For The Education Department?

Penny Schwinn, President Donald Trump’s pick for the number two spot at the Department of Education, might be a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Trump recently announced his appointment of Schwinn, former Tennessee education department commissioner, to the position of deputy secretary of education to serve with Secretary-Designate Linda McMahon. Trump stressed Schwinn’s commitment to school choice — an important issue for those on the right trying to revive a greatly atrophied American education system.

But school choice is only one of many pressing issues for conservatives. Insidious ideologies like critical race theory and queer theory — ideologies Trump himself ran on eradicating and is expected to sign an executive order blocking — are still embedded in schools across the country, and Schwinn’s track record on

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