Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Education Secretary Linda McMahon made some visits to central Arkansas schools as students head back to school.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon's tour highlighted Arkansas' focus on literacy and career readiness, praising Governor Sanders' initiatives like school choice and teacher pay raises. Arkansas was presented as a model for state-led education reform,

Linda McMahon, secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, visited Little Rock on Tuesday on the first stop of a 50-state trek officially dubbed the “Returning Education to the States” tour.