On Thursday morning, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona spoke to reaffirm the Department of Education’s top priorities for 2022 and beyond. Secretary Cardona discussed the four main priorities that will guide the department in the years to come – supporting recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing opportunity and achievement gaps, making higher education more accessible and ensuring pathways through higher education leading to successful career opportunities.
Of particular note for Secretary Cardona was the importance of investing in the educator workforce pipeline and ensuring stronger connections between the P-12 system, higher education and the workforce.
“At the Department of Education, we will work with our partners in the Departments of Commerce and Labor to develop career preparation programs that will run through our community colleges,” said Cardona.
Cardona also emphasized the need to support students, families and educators as the pandemic continues, including by addressing lost instructional time and learning loss, and by providing additional social, emotional and mental health support for students.
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