{"id":186881,"date":"2021-03-02T13:44:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T18:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=186881"},"modified":"2021-03-02T15:07:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T20:07:19","slug":"senate-confirms-cardona-as-bidens-education-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-cardona-as-bidens-education-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Confirms Cardona as Biden\u2019s Education Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-confirms-cardona-as-bidens-education-secretary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=186881&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-senate\">Senate<\/a> voted Monday to confirm Miguel Cardona as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-education\">education<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-secretary\">secretary<\/a>, clearing his way to lead President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>\u2019s effort to reopen the nation\u2019s schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Cardona, 45, a former public school teacher who went on to become Connecticut\u2019s education chief, was approved on a 64-33 vote.<\/p>\n<p>He takes charge of the Education Department amid mounting tension between Americans who believe students can safely return to the classroom now, and others who say the risks are still too great.<\/p>\n<p>Although his position carries limited authority to force schools to reopen, Cardona will be asked to play a central role in achieving Biden\u2019s goal to have a majority of elementary schools open five days a week within his first 100 days. He will be tasked with guiding schools through the reopening process, and sharing best practices on how to teach during a pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3672327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/miguel-cardona-600x408-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Miguel Cardona speaks during an event announcing his nomination at The Queen in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 23, 2020. (Nicholas Kamm\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month\u00a0released a road map\u00a0for getting students back into classrooms safely. The agency said masks, social distancing and other strategies should be used, but vaccination of teachers was not a prerequisite for reopening.<\/p>\n<p>Cardona, who gained attention for his efforts to reopen schools in Connecticut, has vowed to make it his top priority to reopen schools. At his Senate confirmation hearing last month, he said there are \u201cgreat examples throughout our country of schools that have been able to reopen safely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The debate has become a political firestorm for Biden, who is caught between competing interests as he aims to get students into the classroom without provoking the powerful teachers unions that helped put him in the White House. He says his goal of returning students to the classroom is possible if Congress approves his relief plan, which includes $130 billion for the nation\u2019s schools.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have rebuked Biden for failing to reopen schools faster, while teachers unions opposed the administration\u2019s decision to continue with federally required standardized tests during the pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate voted Monday to confirm Miguel Cardona as education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Joe Biden\u2019s effort to reopen the nation\u2019s schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. 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