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Miguel Cardona, President-elect Joe Biden s intended nominee for education secretary, speaks Wednesday in Wilmington, Del. Carolyn Kaster/AP
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.
Several recent stories about teachers unions can be used for classroom instruction.
Lesson plans are a teacher’s daily guide for what students need to learn and how it will be taught. Because educators are always looking for new and interesting ways to engage kids, I have a few ideas that can be used to further student knowledge.
In November, the National Education Association released its annual Department of Labor financial disclosure statement. As Mike Antonucci reports, the union took in $375 million during the 2019-20 school year, all of it tax-free. As 501(c)(5)s, the unions have a special tax exempt status with the IRS that is accorded to “Labor, Agricultural, and Horticultural Organizations.” Additionally, NEA sold more than $209 million of its stocks and securities during the year, but the union is also excused from paying capital gains taxes. At the same time as NEA benefits from this egregious tax exemption, the union came out with a “playbook” right after
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.
President-elect Joe Biden selected Connecticut education commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary on Tuesday. Dr. Cardona has a proven track record as an innovative leader who will fight for all students, and for a better, fairer, more successful education system, Biden said. He will also strive to eliminate long-standing inequities and close racial and socioeconomic opportunity gaps and expand access to community colleges, training, and public four-year colleges and universities to improve student success and grow a stronger, more prosperous, and more inclusive middle class.
The presidents of the nation s largest teachers unions, Randi Weingarten, of the American Federation of Teachers, and Becky Pringle, of the National Education Association, congratulated Cardona in statements Tuesday afternoon. The choice was seen as a safer pick than Weingarten or former NEA president Lily Eskelsen García. Both union leaders had been mentioned as potential candidates but
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