Gov. Lee backs education commissioner Penny Schwinn: ‘I am pleased’ with her work
Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn (right) visits with Shantial Harris, 6, (left) as she works to putting numbers in sequential order at Libertas School of Memphis on Tuesday, Sept, 1, 2020 in Frayser. Schwinn was visiting the Libertas the only Montessori school in Tennessee. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Lee was twice asked to address the lack of confidence in Schwinn among some of his own party’s lawmakers. At least one Republican legislator has suggested holding a no-confidence vote on the education chief.
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