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Written by Office of the Governor. Governor Ned Lamont yesterday applauded the announcement by President-elect Joe Biden that he is nominating Connecticut Education Commissioner Dr. Miguel Cardona to serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. Governor Lamont appointed Commissioner Cardona to lead the Connecticut State Department of Education in July 2019. Immediately prior to that, he served as Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning in the Meriden school district, and as an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut, where he taught courses on leadershi...

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...

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...

President-elect Joe Biden selected Connecticut education commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary on Tuesday. "Dr. Cardona has a proven track record as an innovative leader who will fight for all students, and for a better, fairer, more successful education system," Biden said. "He will also strive to eliminate long-standing inequities and close racial and socioeconomic opportunity gaps -- and expand access to community colleges, training, and public four-year colleges and universities to improve student success and grow a stronger, more prosperous, and more inclusive middle cla...