The Senate on Monday confirmed President Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Education.
Senators voted 64-33 on Miguel Cardona, a former teacher who previously served as education commissioner in Connecticut, to be Biden’s secretary of Education. He is succeeding Betsy DeVos, who served under former President Trump.
Cardona was voted out of committee on Feb. 11, with five Republicans opposing his nomination at the time. He’s one of at least two Cabinet picks the Senate is expected to confirm this week.
He faced a slew of questions about operating schools during the coronavirus during his confirmation hearing, including not taking a firm position on standardized testing during the pandemic.
Cardona is poised to take over the department as schools nationwide are grappling with how and when they can have in-person learning again as a growing number of Americans become vaccinated but cases are still prevalent.
Read more at The Hill.
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