Former Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona is reportedly still trying to advise states on education policy, this time with a new private sector consulting firm. Cardona Solutions plans on focusing on "Academic Recovery and Excellence, Improving Conditions for Educators and Mental Health, Global Competitiveness, and College Affordability and Accessibility,"accordingto its website. Cardona claims he is already discussing potential collaborations with universities in Connecticut and Massachusetts,accordingto CT Insider. "I want to be available to support across the country in areas that are in great need, whether it's Democrat states or Republican states," Cardona said, according to CT Insider. "At the end of the end of the day, I want to help all students, so this would be the way that gives me the most flexibility to meet the needs across the country and in our state specifically." As he prepared to leave office in January, Cardona praised himself foravoidingpolitically charged "culture wars" as education secretary, largely blaming Republicans for waging wars on the education front.(RELATED: Biden's Education Secretary Who Tried To Push Men Into Women's Sports Says He Avoided 'Culture Wars' While In Office) Cardona's Department of Education (ED)proposedthe controversial Title IX rule change that would have expanded protections meant for women to include gender identity. The proposed changefacednumerous legal challenges before eventually beingwithdrawnby the Biden Administration. Notably, one of Cardona's first partners in his new role is the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS). Several high school girlssued&text=The%20United%20States%20Court%20of,in%20girls'%20high%20school%20sports.) CAS in 2020 after they were forced to compete against a biological man. Cardona also spent much of his tenure as education chief focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, issuing multiplegrantsto schools to train a "diverse educator workforce." Cardona was alsoallegedlybehind a push to use the FBI toinvestigateparents whospoke outagainst schools that brought critical race theory and gender ideology into classrooms, reportedly calling on the National School Boards Association (NSBA) to author a letter labeling such parents as "domestic terrorists." The Biden Administration madeseveral attemptsto cancel mass amounts of student debt alongside Cardona, which were routinely met withpushbackfrom Republican lawmakers and was eventuallyshot downby the Supreme Court for being unconstitutional. Despite this, the administration still managed to wipe billions in student debt loans for more than 5 million borrowers through a series ofloopholes. In a 2023 TIMEinterview, Cardona argued that "the Supreme Court got the decision wrong" on student loans. He also stated the Court's decision to ban race-based admissions policies was "wrong" and "took us backwards." Cardona Solutions and CAS did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation's request for comment. All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter's byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contactlicensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.
