Our Priority Issues

We work to bring greater transparency and accountability to higher education and give students and families the information they need to make informed decisions.

• Defending Ed Supports FCC Rule to Ensure “Children’s Safe Use of Screens” on E-Rate Networks
• Defending Ed Supports HHS Rule to “Reduce Federal Burden for Head Start”

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We challenge gender policies in K–12 and higher education that compromise privacy, safety, equal opportunity, and parents’ right to know what is happening with their children.

• Defending ED Submits Reply Brief in Defending Education et al. v. Sullivan et al.
• Defending Education Files Second Amicus Brief in Mirabelli et al. v. Bonta et al.

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We track the money, activism, and influence of teachers unions. Our research brings transparency and accountability to union spending and influence over education policy.

• DEI in AI: Unions and Associations
• National Education Association 2026 Convention

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We investigate foreign funding and partnerships in American education, exposing ties that raise concerns about transparency and foreign government influence.

• Little Red Classrooms: Young Envoys Scholarship Program
• Defending Ed Submits Public Comment Supporting Renewal of Foreign Gifts and Contracts Disclosures

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We work to expose and challenge policies and practices — often illegal —that prioritize race, sex, or identity over individual merit and equal opportunity in K-12 schools and higher education.

• Corvallis School District reads aloud resolution passed in 2020 that blames Christopher Columbus for “slavery”…
• Defending Ed Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Kalamazoo Public Schools for Race Discrimination in Employment

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