President-elect Joe Biden has selected Connecticut education commissioner, Miguel Cardona, as the next US secretary of education.
Cardona was appointed state superintendent in Connecticut in August 2019. According to Cardona’s Linkedin bio, he earned his bachelors in education from Central Connecticut State University (1993-1997) and several degrees/certifications from the University of Connecticut: masters degree in bilingual and bicultural education (1999-2001); education leadership certification (2001-2003); Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in educational leadership and administration (2007-2012), and executive leadership certification (superintendency and educational system administration (2012).
Cardona was an elementary school teacher in Meriden, CT, for about five years, but for some reason, he has not included this info on his Linkedin bio. He does list his five years as an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut (2015-2019) and his many administrative positions, including ten years as principal (2003-2013), two years as an evaluator (2013-2015), and four years as an assistant superintendent (2015-2019), all with Meriden Public Schools.
Cardona is clearly not fly-by-night when it comes to professional time in public education; however, his time in the K12 classroom is limited, and it was long ago (presumably between 1997 and 2003). It’s not Teach for America “token teaching,” but it is not a K12 classroom career. It’s more like an CONTINUE READING: CT Ed Commissioner Miguel Cardona to be Next US Ed Sec | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog