Marten previously served as superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District.
Cindy Marten Education Secretary Miguel Cardona issued a statement saying he was “grateful for today’s confirmation.” The Senate vote was at 11:27 a.m. Pacific time.
Marten’s office said she will prepare to transition from the San Diego Unified School District to Washington, D.C.
Marten was honored with the San Diego Business Journal 2018 Business Woman of the Year Award and was featured in the SDBJ SD 500 this past year.
Once Marten is sworn into office, she will assume the federal post after more than three decades as an educator in San Diego, including eight years as superintendent of California’s second-largest district.
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Some San Diego County institutions are poised to start adolescent coronavirus vaccination as early as Thursday provided Monday’s initial approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clears final federal and state hurdles.
Dr. Mark Ghaly, California’s secretary of health and human services, said during a news conference Tuesday that so long as the nation’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup sign off on the vaccine as anticipated Wednesday, the vaccination effort can expand immediately.
“As soon as Thursday, we can see appointments available and young people in the 12-to-15 age group join other Californians in getting vaccinated,” Ghaly said.