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POLITICO reported that Biden's team is considering picking the former president of the nation's largest teachers union for education secretary.
"There is also a widespread expectation that he wants to put a union official or someone with union ties in his Cabinet.
Both of those factors have made Lily Garcia, an elementary school teacher and the immediate past president of the NEA, an early favorite for the position."
Both of those factors have made Lily Garcia, an elementary school teacher and the immediate past president of the NEA, an early favorite for the position."
The current president of the 2nd largest teachers union is also being considered:
"Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, is also frequently mentioned as a contender although she would likely prompt strong Republican opposition"
"Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, is also frequently mentioned as a contender although she would likely prompt strong Republican opposition"
