The board’s endorsement of Miguel Cardona was somewhat overshadowed by the controversy surrounding the process, however.
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State board to vote Thursday on Lamont’s ‘surprise’ choice for education commissioner
Miguel Cardona, assistant superintendent in Meriden, is expected to be appointed soon as the state’s new education commissioner. Miguel Cardona, assistant superintendent in Meriden, is expected to be appointed soon as the state’s new education commissioner. The State Board of Education is scheduled to vote Thursday on the governor’s selection of Miguel Cardona, the assistant […]
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State changes course on education commissioner
In a dramatic reversal, Meriden’s Miguel Cardona is expected to be chosen rather than Bloomfield Superintendent James Thompson.
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State education board expected to recommend Bloomfield superintendent as next commissioner
If he is appointed by Gov. Ned Lamont, Thompson would be the first African American to serve as state education commissioner.