Biden selects Miguel Cardona as education secretary

Inside Higher Ed: President-elect Joe Biden has selected Connecticut education commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary.

"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 in a pre-Christmas announcement. "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 class."

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