Miguel Cardona

Miguel Cardona, born on July eleventh, nineteen seventy-five, is a distinguished American educator and politician. He made history by serving as the twelfth United States Secretary of Education under President Joe Biden from March second, twenty twenty-one, until January twentieth, twenty twenty-five. A dedicated member of the Democratic Party, Cardona was confirmed by the U.S. Senate with a vote of sixty-four to thirty-three on March first, twenty twenty-one.

Before his appointment as Secretary of Education, Cardona held the position of commissioner of the Connecticut State Department of Education from twenty nineteen to twenty twenty-one. His journey in education began in Meriden, Connecticut, where he started as a fourth-grade teacher at Israel Putnam Elementary School. His passion for teaching and leadership quickly propelled him to new heights.

In two thousand three, at the young age of twenty-seven, Cardona became the principal of Hanover School in Meriden, earning the title of the youngest principal in the state. His commitment to education and community has left a lasting impact on the students and families he has served throughout his career.