President-elect Biden nominates San Diego Unified School District Superintendent as Deputy Secretary of Education
President-elect Biden announced key administration posts, including the nomination of Cindy Marten to the post of Deputy Secretary of Education. Author: CBS News 8 Team, Richard Allyn (Reporter) Published: 6:02 AM PST January 18, 2021 Updated: 9:10 PM PST January 18, 2021
SAN DIEGO President-elect Joe Biden has nominated San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Cindy Marten to the post of deputy secretary in the federal Department of Education.
Marten has served as Superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District since 2013.
Marten was a classroom teacher for 17 years prior to being appointed superintendent and worked 10 years at Central Elementary in City Heights, where she established a highly successful bi-literacy program, a hands-on school garden program, integrated arts education, after-sch
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