Rooting out discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion programs should be a top Republican priority. But it’s not for Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo.
Last month, the Department of Education asked states and school districts to certify that they don’t discriminate based on race. It specifically highlighted DEI programs that favor one race over another as impermissible. It warned that continued racial discrimination could result in the loss of federal funding.
Now, this should be an easy one. Racial discrimination is both wrong and illegal. Yet Steve Canavero, Nevada’s interim superintendent of public instruction, refused to sign the certificate. He even sent a condescending response letter, blowing off the request. The Nevada Department of Education, he claimed, had recently certified “that it complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.” He cited doing so in…
