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Politics Jan 27

WATCH: Education Secretary Cardona gives update on student support during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Education Sep 30

WATCH: Education officials testify about supporting schools during COVID, School board group asks US for help policing threats

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra are expected to testify before a Senate committee on Thursday about schools during the pandemic.

By News Desk and Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press

Education Aug 19

Education Secretary Cardona addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington
U.S. to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities

The Biden administration says it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes.

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Education Jun 28

A Puerto Rican flag flies in front the bay after the earthquake in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, January 9, 2020.
Puerto Rico to receive nearly $4 billion in U.S. pandemic funds

Monday's announcement was made during Cardona's official three-day trip to Puerto Rico. It is the first for a Biden administration Cabinet member and also marks the first time the island has full access to those funds.

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Education Mar 26

WATCH: Harris discusses child poverty and education with Secretary Miguel Cardona

The expansion of the child tax credit, along with other measures, will cut childhood poverty in half this year, according to an analysis done by the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University.

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Mar 02

Biden’s Cabinet half-empty after slow start in confirmations

By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

President Joe Biden's Cabinet is taking shape at the slowest pace of any in modern history, with fewer than a dozen nominees for top posts confirmed more than a month into his tenure.

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Mar 01

WATCH: Senate confirms Cardona as Biden’s education secretary

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

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.

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Feb 11

WATCH: Senate committee votes on Biden’s picks to lead education, labor departments

By Associated Press

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee is expected to vote Feb. 11 on Miguel Cardona and Marty Walsh, Biden's nominations for education secretary and labor secretary, respectively.

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Feb 03

WATCH: Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona pledges new guidance, more virus testing

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

If approved, Cardona would oversee an Education Department that employs thousands and has an annual budget of more than $60 billion. He would also oversee the agency’s $1.5 trillion student loan portfolio.

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Dec 29

How Biden’s Education Department will tackle pandemic and Trump-era policies

By Candice Norwood

Addressing the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on education will be among some of the most urgent issues facing President-elect Joe Biden when he takes office.

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