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Miguel Cardona

ミゲル・カルドナ　/　みげる・かるどな

American teacher

July 11, 1975 (age 50)　・　Meriden, Connecticut, United States

Connecticut
teacher
politician

My Take

Miguel Cardona's arc moves me: from a technical high school in Meriden, Connecticut to the 12th U.S. Secretary of Education under Biden. I'm drawn to the fact that he was an actual classroom teacher before climbing to state commissioner and then the cabinet. Too often education policy is shaped by people who've never run a lesson, so there's reassurance in someone who knows the temperature of a real school. As a leader of Puerto Rican heritage who rose step by step, he quietly embodies the idea that education can change a life. I value that lived credibility far more than political theater.

Overview

Miguel Angel Cardona (born July 11, 1975) is an American educator who served as the 12th United States Secretary of Education under President Joe Biden from March 2, 2021 to January 20, 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by a vote of 64–33 on March 1, 2021. Cardona previously served as commissioner of the Connecticut State Department of Education from 2019 to 2021.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Miguel Cardona
Name (Japanese): ミゲル・カルドナ
Reading: みげる・かるどな
Born: July 11, 1975 (age 50)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rabbit
Origin: Meriden, Connecticut, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: teacher / politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: H.C. Wilcox Technical High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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