Ainsworth confronts U.S. Education Secretary about regulations impacting Alabama

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth introduced himself to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in Washington this week. Ainsworth personally took up an issue he discovered in his work in Alabama that reaches all the way up to the federal level. While part of a conference with fellow governors and state leaders from across the country on the topic of education innovation, Ainsworth asked President Biden’s education chief why his department is implementing policies that make it harder for students to connect with real-world opportunities through career tech. “Washington is too far remov