Joshua Nelson

After Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona vowed to shut down Grand Canyon University (GCU), the largest Christian university in the U.S., GCU officials are pushing back, telling Fox News Digital the crackdown stems from “deeply held bias.” Cardona made comments during a House Appropriations Committee hearing about cracking down on GCU and other universities like it on April 10. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., asked Cardona how the administration is working to shut down GCU, which she ca…

A Harris County attorney defended a guaranteed income program that’s been targeted in a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday. Paxton’s lawsuit claims that “Uplift Harris,” a guaranteed income program established in Harris County, is “unconstitutional.” The lawsuit seeks an “immediate ruling to block Uplift Harris from beginning to make payments under the program.” “This lawsuit is nothing more than another attack on Harris County government by Republican state leaders lo…

University of Texas at Dallas (UT) will clear out its diversity, equity, and inclusion offices due to state law, according to an announcement from the university. In an effort to comply with Texas’ SB 17, operations of the Office of Campus Resources and Support (OCRS) will cease. “As a result, effective April 30, 2024, the Office of Campus Resources and Support (OCRS) and approximately 20 associated jobs will be eliminated,” President Dr. Richard C. Benson announced in a letter posted on the sch…

Six Louisiana Democrats bucked their party line by supporting universal school choice after a bill passed the state’s House chamber on Monday. “I know the political ramifications for me for voting for this bill,” Louisiana Democratic State Rep. Jason Hughes said on the House chamber floor before the bill passed by a supermajority 71-32 vote. Democrats have historically voted against school choice measures, with one reason being that teachers unions, who oppose school choice, heavily donate to th…

University of Texas at Austin (UT) students blasted their school for complying with state law to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices on campuses. UT laid off dozens of employees who worked in their DEI programs to comply with a new state law, the university announced last week. The students wanted UT to defy state law in order to abide by the school’s “values” in protecting “marginalized groups.” ‘EXTREMIST TEXAN GOVERNMENT’ Maddox Réal, class of 2026, told Fox News Digital, “U…

Skateboarder Taylor Silverman told Fox News Digital that the National Organization for Women’s (NOW) claim that fairness in women’s sports is White supremacy is a “desperate” attempt to “scare people into silence.” “I take the National Organization for Women claiming that fairness in women’s sports is White supremacy about as seriously as I take them claiming men can be women,” Silverman told Fox News Digital, reacting NOW’s statement. “They are blinded by this lie and desperate to scare people…

The Wisconsin State Bar suspended their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs after a lawsuit calling them unconstitutional. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) sued the state bar association in December 2023 for administering the “Diversity Clerkship Program” alleging that it is illegally and racially discriminatory. “Defeating unconstitutional DEI programs has become WILL’s area of expertise, and we are not stopping here,” WILL Associate Counsel, Skylar Croy said in a…

American Federation For Children senior fellow Shaka Mitchell told Fox News Digital that the recent introduction of a new charter school accountability bill could undermine the successful education reform Colorado has seen for decades. “Colorado should be really proud that they have had bipartisan support of education reform for decades, and that really made all the difference,” Mitchell told Fox News Digital. “Education isn’t inherently a partisan thing.” Mitchell explained that while school c…

The University of Texas at Austin laid off dozens of employees who worked in their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs to comply with a new state law, according to a report. University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell announced Tuesday the school’s Division of Campus and Community Engagement is being dissolved and its programs and funding transferred to other divisions. The announcement comes as the university works to comply with a new Texas law that came into effect Jan.…

The University of Texas at Austin fired dozens of employees who worked in their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs to comply with a new state law, according to a report. University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell announced Tuesday the school’s Division of Campus and Community Engagement is being dissolved and its programs and funding transferred to other divisions. The announcement comes as the university works to comply with a new Texas law that came into effect Jan. 1,…