Education secretary nominee Miguel Cardona led a full-court press for schools to reopen in Connecticut
Laura Meckler and Nick Anderson, The Washington Post
Feb. 2, 2021
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Miguel Cardona is shown in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 23, 2020.Photo for The Washington Post by Sarah Silbiger
Last summer, as school districts across America were nervously considering whether to pry open the school doors for part-time learning, Miguel Cardona was in Connecticut, pushing districts hard to return five days a week.
Through a combination of pressure and cajoling, along with an open line of communication, Cardona saw all but one school district in his state adopt some flavor of in-person education in the fall, reopening school buildings even as teachers across Connecticut staged noisy protests and districts across the country remained online only.