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Copy URL Miguel Cardona remembers how overwhelmed he felt when he walked into school for the first time as a student. The son of parents who moved to Meriden, Conn., from Puerto Rico as children, he lived in public housing and didn’t speak English as a young child. “I remember my first day of kindergarten at John Barry School,” the nominee for U.S. secretary of education said at a virtual farewell celebration with Meriden leaders earlier this month, referring to an elementary school in his home city. “That day, I ended up in the nurse’s office crying, and I had to go home early....

About to join Biden Cabinet, Cardona tells Meriden students: ‘I am one of you’ About to join Biden Cabinet, Cardona tells Meriden students: ‘I am one of you’ Miguel Cardona, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for the next U.S. secretary of education, speaks next to his wife, Marissa, and his children, Miguel Jr., 16, and Celine, 14, during a livestream event Monday at Maloney High School. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement Miguel Cardona, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for the next U.S. secretary of education, speaks next to wife Marissa and children,...

Benigni said Cardona’s own personal journey in town is what makes it worth celebrating. “He grew up here, in the projects. Worked his way through school, public education and now look at him. He’s going to lead education for the nation,” said Benigni. Cardona touched every rung on Meriden’s education ladder. He graduated from Wilcox Technical High School. Later, he became principal at Hanover Elementary School. Then, he was promoted within Meriden’s system first from to assistant superintendent before being named the state’s Commissioner of Education by Governor Ned Lamont in 20...

Chion Wolf / Connecticut Public President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the federal Department of Education -- Miguel Cardona -- has deep roots in Connecticut public schools. Biden officially confirmed the long-rumored pick Tuesday evening, tapping Connecticut’s current education commissioner for a spot in his Cabinet if he’s confirmed by the Senate. Cardona’s current boss, Gov. Ned Lamont, said he believes his commissioner’s elevation has a lot to do with Cardona’s commitment to in-person learning in Connecticut during the COVID-19 pandemic. “You saw the on-again, off-aga...

Choice of Cardona for education secretary lauded in hometown of Meriden Choice of Cardona for education secretary lauded in hometown of Meriden State Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for U.S. secretary of education, talks to the media after having a tour at Hanover School in Meriden to see the school’s modifications during the first day of school in September. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal Advertisement State Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona seen speaking with Berlin High School students while on a tour of the school on Jan...