Cynthia Minette Marten is an American educator and government official who has served as the 11th

United States deputy secretary of education The deputy secretary of education oversees and manages the development of policies in the United States Department of Education. The deputy secretary focuses primarily on K–12 education policy, such as No Child Left Behind, the High School Initi ...

since May 18, 2021. Marten previously served as the

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of the

San Diego Unified School District San Diego Unified School District (formerly known as San Diego City Schools) is the school district based in San Diego, California, United States. It was founded in 1854. As of 2005 it represents over 200 institutions and has over 15,800 employee ...

from 2013 until her confirmation as deputy secretary in May 2021.

Education

Marten earned a bachelor's degree in education from the

University of Wisconsin–La Crosse The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse (UWL or UW Lax) is a public university in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Established in 1909, it is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. With 9,600 ...

and master's degree in teaching and learning from the

University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Insti ...

Career

Marten spent 32 years as an educator, holding various roles of increasing responsibility as a teacher, literacy specialist, vice principal, and principal. For 10 years she worked at Central Elementary School in City Heights. As a teacher, instructional leader, and later as principal, she placed an emphasis on social and emotional learning and the arts, combined with academics. In 2013, Marten became the superintendent of the

. She was succeeded by Lamont Jackson, who will remain in the role until December 2021. Marten's nomination by Joe Biden to be deputy secretary of education was submitted to the

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on February 22, 2021, and confirmed by the full

on May 11, 2021, by a vote of 54–44.

Selected works

References

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