Virginia Gov.-Elect Youngkin Picks Next Education Secretary

Virginia Gov.-Elect Youngkin Picks Next Education Secretary
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks at a campaign rally at the Chesterfield County Airport in Richmond, Va., on Nov. 1, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin on Monday announced his first Cabinet pick, naming Aimee Rogstad Guidera as secretary of education.

The appointment continues his promised commitment to reform education, including ending mask mandates for children at schools, removing sexually explicit books from school libraries, and removing critical race theory from school curricula.