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FOX SIXTY ONE NEWS FIRST GOOD BOY STARTS NOW AND FIRST SAID
FOR THE FIRST LADY JOINING
NEWLY SWORN IN EDUCATION
SECRETARY DR. MIGUEL CARDONA IN
HIS HOMETOWN OF MERIDEN TODAY
VISITING KINDERGARTEN'S
VISITING KINDERGARTEN'S STUDENTS AT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
ELEMENTARY SCHO.
ELEMENTARY SCHO. >>
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>> THANKS
>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
FOR THE NEWS AT 4:00.
I'M JOHN BERNSTEIN AND I'M BEN
GOLDMAN.
GOLDMAN.
GOLDMAN. A BIG DAY FOR OUR STATE AND FOR
THE CITY OF MERIDEN TAY.
PEOPLE LINING UP AS THE
MOTORCADE OF TH FIRST LADY DR.
JILL BIDEN PASSED BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN E OL.
THE FIRST LADY'S VISIT COMES
AFTER THE CONFIRMATION SWEARING
IN CEREMONY OF THE UNITED
STATES EDUCATION SECRETA
THE NEW ONE, CONNECTICUT'S OWN
DR. MIGUEL CARDONA.
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS
PRESIDED OV YESRD'S
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS ARG IDED OV YESRD'S
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS ARG IN D OV YESRD'S
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS ARG IN CEREMONY D'S
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS ARG IN CEREMONY AND THIS
MORNING BILLBOARDS ACROSS THE
STATE CONGRATULATING HIM ON HIS
BRAND NEW ROLE.
WE WANT TO BEGIN OUR TEAM
COVERAGE INTO THIS HISTORIC
VISIT WITH FOX SIXTY ONE'S MATT
KARREN WHO IS LIVE OUTSIDE
OF THE BENJAMN KL SCHOOL
IN MERIDEN.
IN MERIDEN. >>
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>> MATT.
MATT.
MATT. YEAH, AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE
RIGHT NOW LIVE OUTSIDE THE
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SCHOOL.
I'LL TELL YOU GUYS THERE WAS A
LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN THE SILVER
CITY HERE TODAY.
THERE WAS A LOT OF PRIDE.
IT WAS BEAMING WITH PRIDE.
YOU COULD REALLY FEEL THE
ENERGY.
ENERGY.
ENERGY. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY PALPABLE.
THERE WERE SIGNS PUT UP IN
BUSINESSES ALONG MAIN STREET
WELCOMING DR. JILL BIDEN AND
SECRETARY CARDONA.
WELCOMING DR. JILL BIDEN AND YOU ETARY CARDONA.
WELCOMING DR. JILL BIDEN AND YOU MENTIONED ONA.
WELCOMING DR. JILL BIDEN AND YOU MENTIONED THAT BILLBOARD
THAT WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE
HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY. THERE WAS ALSO A LOT OF SPRING
CLEANING TH T CITY DID TO
GET READ R THIS VISIT.
THEY WERE FILLING POTHOLES.
THEY WERE MAKING SURE THE
SIDEWALKS W CLEA
THE FIRST LADY WALKED RIGHT
INTO THAT CLASSROOM, INTRODUCED
HERSELF TO THESE KIDS WHO ARE
REALLY CUTE BY THE WAY THEY
WERE DOING THEIR CTS
PE.
PE.
PE. THEY
PE. THEY WERE DOING SOME PAINTING
OF SOME PICTURES AND SHE
INTRODUCE HERSELF.
INTRODUCE HERSELF. >>
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>> SHE
>> SHE JUST SAID HI GUYS.
I'M JILL.
I'M JILL.
I'M JILL. THE BLUE RIBBON BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN SCHOO IN MERIDEN GOT
A GOLD MEDAL GUT FM A WHITE
HOU
HOU
HOU >>
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>> THIS
>> THIS HAS CERTAY BEEN A LOVE
FEST HERE AT FIRST LADY DR.
JILL BIDEN TOURED THE
ELEMENTARY SCHL MEETING WITH
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ALONGSIDE
THE MAN OF THE HOUR TODAY THE
SILVER CITY SHINES MERIDAN
FAVORITE SON, NEWLY MINTED
EDUCATION SECRETARY DR. MIGUEL
CARDONA CONFIRM JUST TUESDAY
BY A 64 TO 33 VOTE.
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>>
>> MIGUEL
>> MIGUEL HAS BEEN A STUDENT IN
THIS TOWN.
THIS TOWN. HE'S BEEN A TEACHER IN THIS
TOWN IS A PARENT IN THIS TOWN.
HE'S BEEN A PRINCIPAL IN THIS
TOWN.
TOWN.
TOWN. >>
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>> IN
>> IN A
>> IN A POSTWAR NEWS
CONFERENCE, GR NED LAMONT SET THE
STAGE OUR SECRETARY
OF EDUCATI IS GOING TO GET
THE JOB DONE BECAUSE HE GOT THE
JOB DONE FOR THE KIDS HERE IN
THE STATE OF NI.
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>>
>> NO
>> NO MAJOR POLICY ANNOUNCEMENTS
REMAIN BUT IT'S CLEAR WHAT THE
PRIORITY I GETG STE
BACK TO SCHOOL.
I KNOW A DISRUPTION THAT CAUSES
WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO FROM ONE
PERSON ON ONE DAY TO FULLY
REMOTE ANOTHER DAY KNOWING THAT
MANY OF YOUR STUDENTS DON'T
HAVE ACCESS THE FIRST LADY,
AN EDUCATOR HERSELF HAS BEEN
TEACHING VIRTUALLY FOR THE
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. >>
>>
>> I
>> I SAID
>> I SAID TO MY STUDENTS, HEY
GUYS, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
AND THEY SAID DR. B WE'RE DOING
OK.
OK.
OK. WE'RE
OK. WE'RE DOING OK.
BUT WE CAN'T WAIT TO BE BACK IN
THE CLASSROOM.
THE CLASSROOM. >>
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>> DR.
>> DR. BIDEN PUSHED THE IMPORTANCE
OF CONGRES TAKING ACTION ON
THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLA.
>>
>>
>> WE
>> WE GET
>> WE GET THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
PASSED SO THAT SCHOOLS LIKE
THIS CAN HAVE THE MONEY TO BE
BACK SAFELY.
BACK SAFELY. >>
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>> WHILE
>> WHILE DR. CARDONA MADE A PLEDGE
I PLEDGE TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN
TO LISTEN, O LEARN AND TO ACT
IN THE BEST INTEREST
OF STUDENT EVERY SINGLE DAY
AND VOWED TO GET STUDENTS BACK
SAFELY TO GET TEACHERS AND
SCHOOL STAFF VACCINATED
QUICK
QUICK
QUICK >>
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>> THE
>> THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SCHOOL
HAS OFFERED FULL IN-PERSON
LEARNING THE WHOLE YEAR 70
PERCENT OF THE STUDEN A IN
PERSON RIGHT NOW 30 PERCENT
HAVE OPTED FOR REMOTE LEARNING
WITH MORE MAKING THE SWITCH TO
IN-PERSON ON MARCH 15TH.
AND I'LL TELL YOU FOR AS MUCH
OF A LOVE FEST AS TODAY MIGHT
HAV BEEN DR. CARDONA IS GOING
TO HAVE SOME TOUGH CALLS TO
MAKE WHEN HE ACTUALLY IS DOING
THE WORK IN THAT POSITIO
ONE OF THEM SHOULD SCHOOLS BE
REQUIRED TO ADMINISTER
STANDARDI TESTS THIS YEAR?
MANY OF THE DISTRICTS THAT I'VE
TALKE TO S THEY THINK THAT
TIME COULD BE BETTER SPENT
EDUCATING STUDEN.
EDUCATING STUDEN. THERE'S ALSO THIS ISSUE OF THE
VACCINE FO TEACHERS.
THE CDC RIGHT NOW IS NOT
PRIORITIZIG TH VACCINE FOR
TEACHERS, H CARDONA SD
TODAY THAT HE THINKS THAT THEY
SHOULD THE TEACHERS UNIONS
THERE'S A QUESTION OF IF
THEY'RE GOIN TO BE PUSHING
BACK ON SAFETY SURROUNDING
SCHOOL OPENINGS.
SCHOOL OPENINGS. THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT
MANDATORY SCHOOL T MAKE
UP THE EDUCATION LOST THAT MANY
STUDENTS HAVE SUFFERED DURING
THE PANDEMIC.
THE PANDEMIC. THAT WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE
THAT WILL COME UP AND THEN
THERE'S THE ISSUE
OF TRANSGED STUDENT ATHLETES
WILL THEY BE ALLOWED TO PLAY
WITH WHOMEVE THEY WANT?
THAT IS SOMETHING YOU SAW
SENATOR RAND PAUL DEBATE
COMMISSIONER CARDO WITH
DURING HIS CONFIRMATION
HEARINGS.
HEARINGS.
HEARINGS. >>
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>> SO
>> SO GUYS, CERTAINLY A LOT
OF SERIOUS W TO BE DONE.
YEAH, A LOT OF SERIOUS WORK TO
BE DONE.
BE DONE.
BE DONE. MATT, YOU KNOW THERE ARE
QUESTIONS HE LOCAY WI
CARDA N IN T FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WHO IS GOING TO BE
MAKING EDUCATION DECISIONS HERE
IN OUR STATE?
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>> YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. SO
YEAH. SO GOVERNOR NED
JUST
JUST ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO AGO
ANNOUNCED A CHAENE RS
TUER IS GOI TO BE LEADING
THE STATE
THE STATE DEPENT OFDUTI AN INTERIM
SI
SI
SI NOW
SI NOW SHE WA THE DEPUTY
CSSNER VI
CSSNER VI UNR MIEL CARA.
MIEL CARA. SO NOT NECESSY SURPRISE
THOUGH SHE S VE TEACHING
SO NOT NECESSY SURPRISE PEEN H SHE S VE TEACHING
SO NOT NECESSY SURPRISE PEEN OF HE S VE TEACHING
SO NOT NECESSY SURPRISE PEEN OF E S VE TEACHING
SO NOT NECESSY SURPRISE PEEN OF E 15 VE TEACHING
SO NOT NECESSY SURPRISE PEEN OF E 15 R. TEACHING
SHE WAS ACTUALLY A PROFESSOR AT
ALBERTUSA CLE
ALBERTUSA CLE 2015.
2015.
2015. SHE
2015. SHE WAS NAMED TO THE INAUGURAL
CLASS OF THE 100 WOMEN OF COLOR
I CONNECTIC
I CONNECTIC SHE'S CERTAINLY SPEARHEADED
EFFORTS ON EDUCATIONAL EQUITY,
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
AS WELL AS FIGHTING TO COMBAT A
CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM WITHIN THE
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS. AND SHE CERTAINLY COLLABORATED
WITH SECRETARY CARDONA ON MANY
ISSUES SURROUNDING SCHOOL
SAFETY AND E REON PLA
SO SHE'S BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN
EDUCATION AND IS HIGHLY
RESPECTED H IN THE STATE.
EDUCATION AND IS HIGHLY SHE'LL ED H IN THE STATE.
EDUCATION AND IS HIGHLY SHE'LL AT H IN THE STATE.
EDUCATION AND IS HIGHLY SHE'LL AT LEAST HE STATE.
EDUCATION AND IS HIGHLY SHE'LL AT LEAST LEAD ATE.
EDUCATION AND IS HIGHLY SHE'LL AT LEAST LEAD THE.
DEPARTMENT ON AN INTERIM BASIS
WHILE GOVERNOR NED LAMONT MEETS
WITH THE BOARD TO DO TO LAUNCH
AND CONDUCT A SEARCH FOR A
PERMANENT EDUCATION
PERMANENT EDUCATION COMMISNF STA
COMMISNF STA >>
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>> ALL
>> ALL RIGHT,AT KARREN IN THE
CLASSROOM WITH THE FIRST LADY
EARLIER TODAY JOINING US LIVE
FROM
FROM MERIDE. MATT, THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. WE CONTINUE OUR TEAM COVERAGE
RIGHT NOW OF THE FIRST LADY'S
VISIT WITH FOX 61 KEITH
MCGILVERY PE SO EXCITE TO
SEE HISTO D IN THEIR
HOMETOWN.
HOMETOWN.
HOMETOWN. >>
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>> KEITH,
>> KEITH, THE EXCITEMENT FOR THE
FIRST LADY'S VISIT SORT OF LONG
BEFORE SHE ARRIVED HERE AT
BENJAMIN FRANKLN ELEMENTARY
SCH FOR TH CS WHO
WORK DIRECTLY WITH DR. MIGUEL
CARDONA AND THE STUDENTS WHO
GOT THE CHANCE TO WITNESS
HISTORY.
HISTORY.
HISTORY. I'M REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE THE
FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED
STATES, TH LITERAL FIR LADY
UNID STE IS LITERALL
COMING TO OUR SCHOOL WHICH I
THINK IS REALLY COOL LIKE WE
WILL NOT BE EXCITED FO THAT.
I'M REALLY EXTD THAT SHE'S
COMING TO OUR SCHOOL BECAUSE I
FEEL LIKE IT'S SUCH A BIG
HONOR.
HONOR.
HONOR. I
HONOR. I MEAN THE FIRST LADY TO OUR
ELEMENTAR SCHO IN OUR LITTLE
TOWN DR. CARDONA IS FORMER
TEACHER S THER PR ON
THE FOX 61 MORNING NEWS ALWAYS
SO SUPPORTIVE OF STAFF OF THE
STUDENTS HE ALWAYS PUT STUDENTS
FIRST AS I WAS TEACHING AND GUY
WAS MY PRINCIPAL I WAS PREGNANT
WITH MY SON WHO I FOUND OUT HAD
DOWN SYNDROME AND I CAN'T
EXPRESS ENOUGH THE GRATITUDE I
HAVE TOWARDS MIE N ONLY AS
A LEADER BUT AS A FRIEND HIS
COMPASSIO HIS DIGNITY AND TO
THIS DAY WHEN WE SEE HIM, HIS
INTERACTION WIT MY SON, IT'S
JUST REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT HE
DOESN'T JUST S THIN
HIS ACTIONS BEHI IT AND
AND HE REALLY DOES PUT CHILDREN
FIRST.
FIRST.
FIRST. >>
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>> HOW
>> HOW DOES THAT EMPATHY
TRANSLATE I THE JOB HE'LL TAKE ON NOW
DO YOU THINK?
I THINK THAT HE WAS ABLE TO
EXPAND HE LIVES HE BREATHES IT,
YOU KNOW, AND IT'S TO GRADUATE.
I THINK SOMETIMES PEOPLE CAN
MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON THEIR
AGENDA.
AGENDA.
AGENDA. BUT THAT NO MIGUE.
AGENDA. IT THAT NO MIGUE.
AGENDA. IT NEVER NO MIGUE.
AGENDA. IT NEVER HAS IGUE.
AGENDA. IT NEVER HAS BEEN AND NEVER HAS
BEEN.
BEEN.
BEEN. >>
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>> FOR
>> FOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S
PRICL, VISIT IS
SOMENG SH HOPES HER
STUDENTS WILL NEVER FORGET.
THIS IS HISTORICAL AND THEY
SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF MERIDAN
MERIT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND
BEING STUD HEE AT BENJA
FRANKLN AND THOSE STUDENTS HAD
A MESSAGE FOR THE FIRST LADY AS
SHE LEFT THAT OUR SCHOOL IS
LOVING, CARING AND HAS THE BEST
TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS AT THE
BENJAMIN FRANKLI ELEMENT
SCHOOL IN MERIDEN.
KEITH MCGILVERY FOX SIXTY ONE
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. KEITH, THN YOU.
WHILE EVERYTH REMAINED
FESTIE TOD THERE WERE SOME
PROTESTERS WHO DID TURN OUT
THOUGH A SMALL GROUP
DEMONSTRAT OF E
ELEMENTY SCOL DR. BIDEN AND
THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
VISITED THERE TODAY JUST AFTER
TWO O'CLOCK THE FIRST LADY
BOARDED A FLIGHT AT BRADLEY
INTERNATIOL AIRPORT.
INTERNATIOL AIRPORT. FROM HERE DR. JILL BIDEN AND
DR. CARDONA TE TO
PENNLVIA
DR. CARDONA TE TO THEY VIA
DR. CARDONA TE TO THEY JUST LANDED A SHORT WHILE
AGO WILL BE TOURING A MIDDLE
SCHOOL IN WATERFORD,
PENNSYLA THE SUBURB
OF ERIE.
OF ERIE.
OF ERIE. THEY'LL BE HOSTING A LISTENING
SESSION WITH PARENTS THERE.
STAY WITH FOX.
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