Joe Biden nominates Miguel Cardona for Education Secretary
23 December, 2020
US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Miguel Cardona to get his education secretary, marking a fresh record for the potential amount of Latinos in the cabinet.
"In Miguel Cardona, America could have an experienced and dedicated public school teacher at the forefront," Mr Biden said found in a statement.
The incoming president said Mr Cardona's appointment "can help us address systemic inequities" and "tackle the mental health crisis inside our education system," in addition to ease student credit debt and present teachers a raise.
Mr Biden, who calls for office on January 20, has already tapped Alejandro Mayorkas as head of the Department of Homeland Reliability and Xavier Becerra as health secretary.
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) welcomed the nomination and congratulated Mr Biden to make good on his promise to surpass the quantity of Latinos in the administrations of Costs Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama.
"The choice of Miguel A Cardona as Secretary of Education signals that now we have the possibility, if he's confirmed, to see for the first time in history, three Latinos in the cabinet," the organisation said.
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) noted that as a native of Puerto Rico, Mr Cardona faced complications learning English in preschool and has spent the majority of his career working to bridge the gap between minority students and their peers.
Source: www.thenationalnews.com
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