Miguel Cardona
President Biden cancels $1 billion in student loan debt
Seventy-two thousand student loan borrowers could breathe a sigh of relief Thursday, after the Department of Education announced they will have the entirety of their debt forgiven.
Miguel Cardona: Biden’s pick for Education is a teacher – and unifier
Education secretaries may not run schools directly, but they can set a tone. Those who know the Biden administration’s pick for education chief, Miguel Cardona, expect his signature spirit of inclusivity to be a unifying force.
Biden To Pick Connecticut Schools Chief Miguel Cardona As Education Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Miguel Cardona, the head of Connecticut's public schools, to be his secretary of education, a source familiar with the decision told NPR's Juana Summers. The source was not authorized to speak publicly because the decision has not been announced.
Biden poised to pick Connecticut schools chief as education secretary
President-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate 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, two people familiar with the matter said Monday.
Miguel Cardona was named Connecticut’s top schools official last year and if confirmed will have achieved a meteoric rise, moving from an assistant superintendent in Meriden, Conn., a district with 9,000 students, to secretary of education in less than two years.
Miguel Cardona, former elementary school teacher and principal, tapped to be Biden's education secretary: Reports
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to tap Miguel Cardona, Connecticut's top education official, as his choice to head the Department of Education, according to multiple reports. Cardona accepted the position, Axios reported on Tuesday morning.
Miguel Cardona emerges as Biden's choice to open schools
Joe Biden is leaning toward nominating Miguel Cardona, education commissioner in Connecticut, to serve as secretary of the Department of Education and lead a reopening of the country's schools, according to people familiar with the matter.
Why it matters: Cardona, who has focused on reopening schools in his home state, emerged as the president-elect leaned away from another potential candidate, Leslie Fenwick, dean emeritus at Howard University, and two teacher's union candidates. A final decision has not been made.