U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks to members of the Education Writers Association at annual conference.
Credit: Mallika Seshadri
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona answered questions about this year’s rocky FAFSA rollout, civil rights violations and Covid recovery, among other topics, on Thursday, at the Education Writers Association’s annual conference in Las Vegas.
Erica L. Green, a White House correspondent for The New York Times moderated the discussion — which was followed by a Q&A from the audience.
“I have the opportunity to see as a father, what my daughter and my son are experiencing as students, and it fills me with joy to see the promise, the opportunities that are available,” he told the audience in his opening remarks. “And that’s what we’re fighting for in this Biden/Harris administration.”
Here are the highlights from his discussion on current issues in…
