U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Concludes National Tour with Visit to Oʻahu Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon recently concluded the 49th stop of her 'Returning Education to the States Tour' with a visit to schools and education programs on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. According to a U.S. Department of Education news release, Secretary McMahon engaged with teachers, parents, students, and community leaders to gather insights on effective local educational practices. Her tour aims to compile a toolkit of best practices to be shared nationwide. During her visit, McMahon toured Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School, Mōkapu Elementary School (the state's only school on a Marine Corps base), Keiki Roots (a nature-based homeschool enrichment co-op), and the University of Hawaiʻi’s Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology. She also participated in a roundtable with members of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature and visited Ka Waihona o ka Naʻauao, a Hawaiian-language immersion charter school. McMahon emphasized that the programs observed were tailored to local geography and heritage, advocating against ...