EDITORIAL: 9 things we like this week, 4 we didnât  EDITORIAL: 9 things we like this week, 4 we didnât  Education secretary nominee Miguel Cardona during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the nomination on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Washington. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool) February 05, 2021 11:57AM We liked this week The Senate hearing on confirming President Joe Bidenâs nominee for education secretary, Meriden native Miguel Cardona, seems to be going well, with few of the gaffes or heated confrontations that marked the hearing for his predecessor, Betsy DeVos. He testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Wednesday.