Nurses, counselors and social workers face far more student needs than they can possibly fulfill as other tasks are pulling them away from their primary job duties.
They are some of the most talented and innovative minds in civics and history education today and were selected during a highly competitive process that included hundreds of applications across the country.
Big, bold ideas are critical to solving the "truly wicked problems" K-12 leaders face in getting their students, staff and schools back on track over the next several years.
Cardona spoke to reporters at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor and as the Biden administration gears up to promote its successes in advance of the midterm elections.