Major Legal Victory: Court Restores Defending Ed’s Right to Fight for Free Speech in Schools
A federal appeals court has delivered a massive win for students and parents by striking down a 50-year-old legal loophole that was used to block us from defending free…
Lawsuits
UNDER INVESTIGATION: Defending Ed Files Complaint Against the State of Minnesota for Violations of PPRA
On July 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office opened an investigation into this complaint. View the Department’s full press release here.
Press Releases
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: While NAEP Scores Hit Lows, Teachers’ Unions Were Debating Ethical Veganism
For me, it was my 10-year old’s lesson on “pansexuality” — a topic that I, a late millennial mother, couldn’t define. I was sitting at my…
Commentaries
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Why Teachers Unions Just Said No To $6.5 Billion for America’s Failing Students
Last month, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers sent a letter to the nation’s governors urging them to reject the opportunity…
Commentaries
REAL CLEAR EDUCATION: New Mexico Students Need Every Educational Opportunity Available
As of this writing, 31 states have opted into (or signaled their intent to opt into) the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit. The tax credit would generate an estimated $24 billion…
Commentaries
NY TIMES: MAGA Groups Help Trump Push Cultural Change in Schools
One nonprofit, Defending Education, initiated nearly a dozen civil rights investigations targeting diversity programs and transgender policies.
Media
THE HILL: Wokeness is Still Alive and Well in Our School Libraries
We keep hearing that wokeness is over or “woke is dead.” It isn’t. At least not in America’s school libraries.
Commentaries
THE HILL: Gender Identity, or Women’s Sports? There is no Middle Ground.
It is June again. That means another collision between Pride Month and Title IX Month, and another round in the clash between biological sex and gender…
Commentaries
THE HILL: Gender Identity, Or Women’s Sports? There is no Middle Ground.
It is June again. That means another collision between Pride Month and Title IX Month, and another round in the clash between biological sex and gender…
Commentaries
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