UConn Professor: As U.S. Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona Would Prioritize Public Schools
6:31 Miguel Cardona is drawing praise from many in the academic community as a visionary choice to be the next U.S. secretary of education. President-elect Joe Biden announced his pick last week. As a child, Cardona entered public school in Connecticut speaking only Spanish. He attended technical high school, went on to graduate from Central Connecticut State University and eventually earned multiple advanced degrees from the University of Connecticut. Cardona was named the state’s education commissioner in 2019. To learn more about the man now poised to lead the nation’s schools, Connect...