Washington Times: Education Secretary touts private schools, AI-run lessons in latest stop of 50-state tour

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is highlighting AI-run private schools and other alternatives to traditional public education as she barnstorms the nation on a “Returning Education to the States” tour.

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Since taking office in March, Ms. McMahon has used the tour as a bully pulpit to defend Trump administration efforts to promote school choice and downsize the Department of Education.

According to a map on the federal agency’s website, she had visited 15 states as of Wednesday. The trips ranged from a March stop at a Bronx charter school in New York to a Monday swing through Michigan

The Michigan jaunt took her to private Hillsdale College, private Hillsdale Academy and the public charter school Pembroke Academy. She also held a private sit-down meeting with Detroit school district leaders at Renaissance High School.

Rep. Tim Walberg, the Michigan Republican who chairs the House Education and Workforce Committee, joined Ms. McMahon during the visit for a roundtable discussion on redirecting education funds to the state and local levels.

“I am glad to have an ally in the Department of Education like Secretary McMahon who understands the importance of returning education to the states while putting students, teachers, and families first,” Mr. Walberg said Wednesday in a statement.

You may read the full article in The Washington Times here: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/10/linda-mcmahon-touts-private-schools-ai-run-lessons-latest-stop-50/.