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It’s Okay To Not Yet Have A Take On Cardona – Forbes

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In short order, the new Congress will take up the nomination of Connecticut schools chief Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education. It’s a safe bet Cardona will be rapidly confirmed. President-elect Biden’s selection was an adroit one. After all, the Democrats have deeps fissure on K-12 schooling. While Biden might’ve sidestepped the divides by appointing a college president, he’d promised to appoint a public school educator. That kind of boxed him in. And, at one point, it looked like Biden might be on the verge of picking former NEA president Lily Eskelsen Garcia, risking a fierce, distracting fight.

Instead, Biden picked Cardona—a K-12 candidate whose lack of a paper trail allowed the president-elect to avoid taking sides. If Cardona were a Supreme Court nominee, he’s what would be termed a “stealth” nominee. Cardona has had a long career as a classroom teacher, principal, and administrator in a smallish district, and has spent the past 18 months as head of Connecticut’s education agency, but he’s never taken a public stance on the issues that divide Democrats.

Cardona’s a likable figure who doesn’t obviously rub anybody wrong. He has a heartwarming personal story. He grew up in a housing project, learned English as a second language, attended public colleges, and went on to be Connecticut’s youngest principal.

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