That is the most important thing to me, to make sure that our kids are safe on campus.
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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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 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.
That is the most important thing to me, to make sure that our kids are safe on campus.
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.
We have invested already $571 million in mental health services for students in K-12.
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.
We have invested already $571 million in mental health services for students in K-12.
So, I recognize the frustration and the challenge, but the problem that hasn't been touched in 40 years.
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.
That is the most important thing to me, to make sure that our kids are safe on campus.
What is happening on our campuses is abhorrent, hate has no place in our campuses.
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.
I take very seriously as a father, as an educator, my responsibility for every child's learning in this country, and I will never support a system that has winners and losers.
We recognize many of our students are under attack, especially our most vulnerable students





