President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Miguel Cardona, Connecticut's education chief and a lifelong champion of public schools, to serve as education secretary. The selection delivers on Biden’s promise to nominate someone with experience working in public education and would fulfill his goal of installing an education chief who stands in sharp contrast to Secretary Betsy DeVos. Cardona was appointed to the top education post in Connecticut just months before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in March. Biden's decision drew praise from public school advocates and the nation's major teachers unions. Despite their occasional conflict with him, a coalition of Connecticut education unions supported his candidacy as Biden's education secretary.

Source: ABC News December 22, 2020 15:22 UTC