LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Officials with the U.S. Department of Education said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon will visit Arkansas the week of Aug. 11 as part of a national tour.
Officials said the Arkansas visit is part of the department’s Returning Education to the States tour. The tour plans for state-by-state stops for McMahon to hear from students, teachers and school leaders about education models and reforms.
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Louisiana and Tennessee are also on the secretary’s schedule for the week of Aug. 11.
“President Trump entrusted me with a vital mission to return education to the states, and part of that is learning best practices from each state,” McMahon said. “As students head back to school, I will travel across our great nation to visit classrooms, listen to voices on the ground, and spotlight the incredible work happening at the local level.”…