Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as education secretary [View all]
Source: Washington Post
The Senate confirmed Miguel Cardona to serve as education secretary Monday, vaulting the little-known Connecticut educator into the center of the national debate over how to reopen schools for face-to-face classes.Cardona's nomination moved through the Senate without any significant controversy.
It marked a strong contrast to his immediate predecessor, Betsy DeVos, who needed the tiebreaking vote of Vice President Mike Pence to win confirmation. "At this moment of crisis, Dr. Cardona is exactly the leader we need at the Department of Education," said Sen. Patty Murray (D.-Wash.), chairwoman of the Senate Education Committee. "He has the experience, principles and perspective that we need in this critical role."
Cardona, 45, was born into poverty to Puerto Rican parents before becoming a teacher, principal, administrator and, in 2019, Connecticut's education commissioner. As education secretary, he will be tasked with helping to reopen schools, addressing long-standing equity gaps exacerbated by the pandemic and managing the federal government's $1.5 trillion student loan portfolio.
Cardona, who will be sworn into office Tuesday morning by Vice President Harris, is expected to immediately jump into the school reopening debate. On Wednesday, he will travel to his hometown of Meriden, Conn., with first lady Jill Biden for an event about school reopening.
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What a difference between him DeVos.
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