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Secretary Miguel Cardona Calls for Authentic Family Engagement in Education (Remarks As Prepared)



Secretary Cardona highlighted the importance of authentic parent-family engagement in education, called out the use of “parents’ rights” rhetoric by some to divide school communities, and emphasized that the future of public education is at stake in a way

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Remarks by Secretary Cardona on Loan Forgiveness for Over 1 Million Public Servants, as Prepared for Delivery



Secretary Cardona discusses how the Biden-Harris Administration successfully transformed the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, resulting in more than a million teachers, nurses, social workers, and other public servants qualifying for debt relief.

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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Delivers Remarks on Book Bans At the MLK Library “Shelved Voices” Symposium



Books can reflect our own experience back to us in ways that help us feel less alone. They can transport us to worlds different than our own. And they can help us learn about, and build empathy, for other identities and experiences.

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Remarks for White House Hispanic Heritage Month Reception for Latino Leaders



Secretary Miguel Cardona delivers Remarks for White House Hispanic Heritage Month Reception for Latino Leaders on 9/18/24.

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Secretary Cardona Opens 2024 HBCU Week Conference, Celebrates Record Investments



The theme of this year’s conference is Raising the Bar: Where Excellence and Opportunity Meet. As Secretary, I’ve thought a lot about what excellence in higher education means.

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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Delivers Remarks at the First Seal of Biliteracy Summit (As Prepared)



Secretary Cardona delivers remarks on the importance of bilingualism. "Bilingualism is a superpower."

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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Delivers Commencement Address to the Wesleyan University Center for Prison Education at Cheshire Correctional Facility (As Prepared)



Thank you to President Roth and the Wesleyan University faculty, as well as the faculty of Connecticut State Community College: Dean Bontatibus, and Connecticut State Community College Middlesex CEO Kimberly Hogan.

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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Delivers Remarks for Brown V. Board of Education 70th Anniversary Event



Good afternoon.

I want to thank Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice for hosting us today.

And a big thank you to our team at the Department of Education and the Office for Civil Rights, as well as our White House Initiatives teams.

The fact that we are taking this moment…

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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Testifies On the FY25 Education Budget to the House Education and Workforce Committee



Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member Scott, distinguished Members of the Committee — thank you for the opportunity to testify today on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the United States Department of Education.

My purpose here today is to propose a budget that helps protect and…

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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Delivers Senate Oral Testimony on the Department of Education's Budget Request (FY25)



Chair Baldwin, Ranking Member Capito, Vice Chair Collins, distinguished Members of the Committee — thank you for the opportunity to testify today on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the United States Department of Education.

And thank you for your leadership and our…