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Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as U.S. Secretary of Education

Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as U.S. Secretary of Education Dave Zajac :: Record Journal Miguel Cardona speaks during the 2018 graduation ceremonies at Wilcox Technical School 15 years after he graduated from the school. The U.S. Senate voted 64-33 Monday to confirm Connecticut’s Miguel Cardona as the U.S. Secretary of Education. “Miguel Cardona is a man of deep commitment to his community and, with pride, a product of the Connecticut education system,” U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said before the vote. “I couldn’t be prouder to support him, because President [Joe] Biden couldn’t have made a better choice to be the next Secretary of Education.”

Supportive housing units for homeless youth complete in Meriden

Supportive housing units for homeless youth complete in Meriden Supportive housing units for homeless youth complete in Meriden The Women and Families Center’s WYSH House for homeless youth is seen here on Tuesday at 169 Colony St. in Meriden. The 12 fully furnished efficiency apartments on the second and third floors of the newly constructed WYSH House on Colony Street are now move-in ready.Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement Wayne Valaitis, chief executive officer of the Women and Families Center, talks on Tuesday about the center s WYSH House, for homeless youth. Partial view of a room in the Women and Families Center s WYSH House, for homeless youth, on Colony Street in Meriden.Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

Meriden schools scrutinized over mask policy for special ed students

Meriden schools scrutinized over mask policy for special ed students Meriden schools scrutinized over mask policy for special ed students Frank Kish, of Meriden, picks up his five-year-old son Max from his Hanover Elementary School bus outside his residence on Feb. 8, 2021. Kish carries Max’s sneakers since he often prefers not to wear them. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement Frank Kish, of Meriden, carries son Max, 5, after picking him up from his Hanover Elementary School bus outside his residence, Mon., Feb. 8, 2021. Kish also carries Max s sneakers since he often prefers not to wear them. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Bobbie Kish, of Meriden, carries son Max, 5, into the house after his day of kindergarten at Hanover Elementary School in Meriden, Mon., Feb. 8, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

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Miguel Cardona's ideas about education were forged in Meriden, CT. Now he will bring them to Washington, D.C.

From the outside, the Meriden Public Schools system looks like a network of struggling city schools. The state has designated it an Alliance District and one of the “lowest-performing districts” since more than one-quarter of the students are multiple grades behind in English, math and science. It is also an economically isolated district that spends 30% less per student than the state average despite three-quarters of its students coming from low-income families. And the school ratings often used in real estate listings don’t look favorably on the district, either. This is where Miguel Cardona President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to become the next U.S. education secretary grew up and spent 21 years of his 23-year career as an educator. And his experiences there his battles and the district’s successes will likely be front-of-mind as he coordinates policy for all the public schools in the country.