President Joe Biden has named Cindy Marten as his nominee for deputy secretary of the U.S. Education Department. The San Diego (Calif.) Unified School District superintendent’s nomination follows the nomination of Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona for education secretary. Marten, who worked 17 years as a classroom teacher, has also served as a literacy specialist and school-level administrator over her career spanning more than 30 years. She has served as district superintendent since 2013.

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Source: District Administration, Jan. 20, 2021.