She continued with the same portfolio in the Schoof cabinet as State Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education and Equal Opportunities starting in July 2024.

[15] She became her party's spokesperson for international trade, development aid, and macroeconomic policy, but her portfolio changed to primary and secondary education shortly after.

[17] When Khadija Arib left the House in late 2022, Paul took over as chair of a committee to pepare a parliamentary inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands in an acting capacity.

The following week, Paul – who did not have the authority to remove members – announced that the committee would continue its work following constructive talks.

[18][19] After preparations were finished in June 2023, the parliamentary inquiry was indefinitely postponed, as not enough parties had nominated a member of parliament to take part.

[25] After the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB formed the Schoof cabinet, Paul was sworn in as State Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education and Equal Opportunities on 2 July 2024.

[28] The coalition agreement included plans to refocus primary education on reading, writing, and arithmetic and to significantly reduce the number of core learning objectives.

After a new set of more specific objectives was presented following years of discussions, the cabinet postponed their implementation to make a stricter selection.