Cindy Marten

Cynthia Minette Marten^[1] is an American educator and government official who has served as the 11th United States deputy secretary of education since May 18, 2021. Marten previously served as the superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District from 2013 until her confirmation as deputy secretary in May 2021.^[2][3][4][5]

Cindy Marten
11th United States Deputy Secretary of Education
Incumbent
Assumed office May 18, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Mick Zais
Superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District
In office February 27, 2013 – May 12, 2021
Preceded by	Bill Kowba
Succeeded by	Lamont Jackson
Personal details
Education	University of Wisconsin, La Crosse (BS) University of California, San Diego (MEd)

Education

Marten earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and master's degree in teaching and learning from the University of California, San Diego.^[6]

Career

Marten spent 32 years as an educator, holding various roles of increasing responsibility as a teacher, literacy specialist, vice principal, and principal.^[7] 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.^[7]

In 2013, Marten became the superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District. She was succeeded by Lamont Jackson, who held the position until August of 2024.^[8]

Marten's nomination by President Joe Biden to be deputy secretary of education was submitted to the United States Senate on February 22, 2021,^[1] and confirmed by the Senate on May 11, 2021, by a 54–44 vote.^[9]

Selected works

• Marten, Cindy (2003). Word Crafting: Teaching Spelling, Grades K-6. Pearson Education Canada. ISBN 978-0-325-00322-1.

References

1. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). The White House. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
2. Miguel, Cardona (2021-05-18). "What an honor to have @BeKindDreamBig join us as Deputy Secretary of Education. As superintendent of the second largest school district in CA & one of the longest serving urban school leaders in America, Cindy will be an incredible asset to @USEdGov ". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18.
3. "Biden nominates San Diego Unified superintendent as deputy education secretary". FOX 5 San Diego. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
4. "SDUSD Cindy Marten Nominated as Deputy Secretary of Education". NBC 7 San Diego. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
5. "Author Bio: Cindy Marten". www.heinemann.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
6. "Bio". sandiegounified.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
7. "Statement from Secretary Miguel Cardona on the Confirmation of Cindy Marten as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | U.S. Department of Education". www.ed.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-19. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
8. "San Diego Unified Superintendent Marten confirmed as U.S. Deputy Education Secretary". www.sdnews.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
9. "PN128 - Nomination of Cynthia Minette Marten for Department of Education, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.