Biden touts Miguel Cardona as education secretary for this moment
Laura Meckler, The Washington Post
Dec. 23, 2020
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Miguel Cardona, President-elect Joe Biden s nominee for secretary of education, speaks during a news conference at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday Dec. 23, 2020.Photo by Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post
President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday introduced Miguel Cardona, his choice for education secretary, as an educator who has stood in the classroom and a state leader who helped to reopen pandemic-shuttered schools.
Cardona taught fourth grade before becoming, at age 28, the state s youngest principal and then assistant superintendent in Meriden, Conn., his hometown. Last year, he was named schools commissioner for Connecticut.
Biden picks Miguel Cardona, Connecticut schools chief, as education secretary Author: Laura Meckler, Valerie Strauss, Matt Viser, The Washington Post Updated: December 22, 2020
Print article WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday he will nominate Miguel Cardona, the commissioner of public schools in Connecticut, as his education secretary, settling on a low-profile candidate who has pushed to reopen schools and is not aligned with either side in education policy battles of recent years. Cardona, 45, did not enjoy the level of enthusiastic support enjoyed by some others who were considered for the post, but he also did not draw any significant opposition. Rather, he is seen as capable of working with people across the education spectrum.
Best-kept-secret : CT leaders offer praise for Cardona s nomination
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FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020 file photo, Connecticut State Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona speaks with Berlin High School students while on a tour of the school. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen the education commissioner for Connecticut and a former public school teacher to serve as education secretary. (Devin Leith-Yessian/Berlin Citizen/Record-Journal via AP)Devin Leith-Yessian / Associated Press
Gov. Ned Lamont and members of the state’s congressional delegation lined up to offer praise for Miguel Cardona Tuesday, after news of his nomination for secretary of education was made official.
SE Cupp: Remember experience? It s been a while in Washington 05:01 (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate Connecticut education commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary, two people familiar with the matter say, a decision that could be one of the final Cabinet selections before Christmas.
Biden has set a goal of reopening most schools within the first 100 days of taking office, a position that has touched off controversy with some teachers unions. Cardona has been a leading proponent of sending children back to school, saying too many students are falling behind during virtual learning amid the coronavirus pandemic.