Who Is Cindy Marten?
The Biden administration selected San Diego Superintendent of Schools Cindy Marten to become Deputy Secretary of Education, the #2 job in the Department of Education....
Category : U.S. Department of Education
Biden Administration Adds “Reformers” to Key Roles in Department of Education
Here we go again. Before either Secretary-designate Miguel Cardona or Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten have been confirmed by the Senate, key jobs in the Department...
Carol Burris: Cardona Is a Public School Guy
Carol Burris, executive director of the Network for Public Education, watched the Senate confirmation hearings of Miguel Cardona for Secretary of Education. She was delighted...
What You Need to Know About Standardized Testing
Valerie Strauss posted this article that I wrote on her Washington Post site “The Answer Sheet.” The tests now required by federal law are worthless....
Tom Ultican on the Biden Education Team, So Far
Tom Ultican has written extensively about the insidious goals of “reformers,” who move forward despite multiple failures because of their billionaire funding. In this post,...
Meet Miguel Cardona, Soon to Be Secretary of Education
The Connecticut Mirror wrote a revealing in-depth analysis of Secretary-designate Miguel Cardona’s life, career, and education ideas. His meteoric rise has been well documented. He...
Meet Cindy Marten: The New Deputy Secretary of Education
The Biden-Harris administration announced the selection of Cindy Marten, superintendent of schools in San Diego for the past seven years, as its choice for Deputy...
Please Support the Network for Public Education!
As a new year begins, and as a new administration prepares to take charge of the U.S. government, our fight to support and improve public...
Rick Hess Interviews Betsy DeVos As She Heads for the Exit
Rick Hess conducts an “exit interview” with Betsy DeVos, which was published at Education Week. Rick is a fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute,...
Peter Goodman: Who is Miguel Cardona?
Peter Goodman is a veteran observer of education policy and politics in New York City and State. In this post, he asks, who is Miguel...