Miguel Cardona

Miguel Cardona DEMDemocrat

U.S. Secretary of Education

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Miguel CardonaDEMDemocrat U.S. Secretary of Education
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Miguel Angel Cardona (born July 11, 1975) is an American educator and is currently serving as the twelfth United States secretary of education under President Joe Biden since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by a vote of 64–33 on March 1, 2021. Cardona previously served as commissioner of the Connecticut State Department of Education from 2019 to 2021. A native of Meriden, Connecticut, Cardona began his career as a fourth-grade teacher at Israel Putnam Elementary School in Meriden. In 2003, at the age of twenty-seven, he was named principal of Meriden's Hanover School, making him the youngest principal in the state.Secretary Cardona was the designated survivor for President Biden's State of the Union address on March 7, 2024.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
University of Connecticut
Ed.D
2007 - 2012
University of Connecticut
Master's
1999 - 2001
Central Connecticut State University
BA Education
1993 - 1997
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Education
2019 - Current
Assistant Superintendent
Teaching & Learning, Meriden Public Schools
2015 - 2019
Adjunct Professor
Department of Educational Leadership, University of Connecticut
2015 - Current
Principal
Meriden Public Schools
2003 - 2013
Fourth Grade Teacher
Israel Putnam Elementary School; Meriden, CT
1998 - 2003
Other Experience1 - 5 of 5
Chairman
Laconia Democrats
Chairman
New Hampshire Progressive Coalition
Member
New Hampshire Democratic Latino Caucus
Member
Affirmative Action Committee for the New Hampshire Democratic Party
Member
Stonewall Democrats
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