(CNN) President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate Connecticut education commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary, two people familiar with the matter say, a decision that could be one of the final Cabinet selections before Christmas. Cardona fits that bill, starting his career nearly two decades ago as an elementary school teacher in Connecticut before becoming a principal. Cardona, whose parents moved from Puerto Rico to Connecticut, would be another high-profile Latino in the Cabinet if confirmed by the US Senate. After education secretary, Biden will have five Cabinet-level positions still to name -- chief among them attorney general. Incoming first lady Jill Biden holds a doctorate in education and has said that she plans to continue working as a professor when Biden becomes president.

Source: CNN December 22, 2020 01:53 UTC