At the end of the day, we are expecting the Better FAFSA can open the doors to an additional 600,000 students for higher education.
Miguel Cardona
The Public Record
Miguel Angel Cardona is an American educator and politician currently serving as the United States Secretary of Education, a position he has held since March 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party and previously served as the Commissioner of Education in Connecticut, where he focused on improving educational outcomes and equity in schools. Cardona has emphasized the importance of student safety and access to higher education during his tenure as Secretary.
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April 16, 2024
We are in a youth mental health crisis, and unfortunately across the country we have emergency room models of mental health support, meaning, after the trauma.
— Miguel Cardona
It is unacceptable. I have spoken to Jewish students who have shared with me that they have had to take a different route to class.
We have invested already $571 million in mental health services for students in K-12.
We have invested already $571 million in mental health services for students in K-12.
That is the most important thing to me, to make sure that our kids are safe on campus.
At the end of the day, we are expecting the Better FAFSA can open the doors to an additional 600,000 students for higher education.
It is unacceptable. And we are committed, as a Department of Education to adhering to Title VI enforcement.
We are in a youth mental health crisis, and unfortunately across the country we have emergency room models of mental health support, meaning, after the trauma.
It is unacceptable. I have spoken to Jewish students who have shared with me that they have had to take a different route to class.





