Carol Burris, executive director of the Network for Public Education, watched the Senate confirmation hearings of Miguel Cardona for Secretary of Education. She was delighted to hear his responses on issues that matter to friends of the public schools.
She wrote for this blog:
On February 3, I tuned in and listened to Dr. Miguel Cardona’s confirmation hearing for Secretary of Education. I was anxious to hear his response to questions about school choice, integration, equity, testing, and schools’ reopening.
I was curious to see if Dr. Cardona would, like his three predecessors, Duncan, King, and De Vos, carry the banner for charter schools and seek to expand the Federal Charter Schools Program. Was he someone who believed that setting schools in the arena to compete benefits students? Does he prefer the private governance of schools?
The first question on school choice was asked by Republican Tim Scott of South Carolina, who voiced his CONTINUE READING: Carol Burris: Cardona Is a Public School Guy | Diane Ravitch's blog
