The entire nation will benefit - Milford superintendent proud of colleague and friend Miguel Cardona
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Miguel Cardona, President-elect Joe Biden s nominee for Secretary of Education, speaks after being introduced at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, as Biden, right, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, look on. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Carolyn Kaster / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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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 PressShow MoreShow Less
In a speech praising educators, President-elect Joe Biden announced Miguel Cardona was a real easy choice to be the next secretary of education.
On Wednesday, Biden reiterated his focus on getting schools open amid the pandemic and touted Cardona s experience this fall balancing online learning and in-person learning in Connecticut, and getting students connected and outfitted with a device for learning. That s the vision, resolve and initiative, that s all gonna help us contain this pandemic and reopen our schools safely, Biden said.
Biden has long said his education secretary nominee would be a teacher or educator. We need an education secretary who understands that education isn t just what we do, Biden said, it s who we are.
Originally published on December 23, 2020 3:47 pm
In a speech praising educators, President-elect Joe Biden announced Miguel Cardona was a real easy choice to be the next secretary of education.
On Wednesday, Biden reiterated his focus on getting schools open amid the pandemic and touted Cardona s experience this fall balancing online and in-person learning in Connecticut, and getting students connected and outfitted with a device for learning. That s the vision, resolve and initiative, that s all gonna help us contain this pandemic and reopen our schools safely, Biden said.
Biden has long said his education secretary nominee would be a teacher or educator. We need an education secretary who understands that education isn t just what we do, Biden said, it s who we are.
WASHINGTON President-elect Joe Biden selected Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona to be his Education secretary on Tuesday, adding another Latino to his roster of Cabinet appointees and choosing a leader who has pressed schools to remain open for in-person classes during the pandemic..
Cardona’s selection fulfills Biden’s campaign promise to name an educator with public school experience as his nominee for the post. He has spent his entire career in Connecticut, working as an elementary school teacher, principal, district administrator and assistant superintendent, as well as adjunct professor before being named Connecticut’s state chief last year by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont.