Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Feb. 3, 2021.

MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Former United States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona spoke out on Instagram Saturday against the detention of a Meriden high school senior by Immigration and ...

The Senate voted Monday to confirm Miguel Cardona as education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Joe Biden’s effort to reopen the nation’s schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. Department of Education has hired a new senior adviser to the secretary of education tasked with reforming the Institute of Education Sciences, according to a Friday announcement.. The ...