UPDATE: Read the Department of Education’s response to this letter here.
On December 13, 2023, a coalition of 36 organizations representing 476,440 members, including Parents Defending Education (now Defending Education), sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. The letter urges the Department of Education to act right away against inaccurate and antisemitic material and lessons in K-12 schools, which keep creating divisive and hostile environments for students and staff and effectively deny students equal access to an education.
Read the full letter at the bottom of the page.
In alphabetical order, the organizations include:
American Education Advocates
Awake Americans
Awake Illinois
Baltimore County Parent and Student Coalition
California Foundation for Educational Rights (CFER)
CAPA Nova
Colorado Parent Advocacy Network
Concerned Parents of Round Rock ISD
Courage Is A Habit
Education Veritas
Fight For Schools
Florida Citizens Alliance
Freedom In Education
Hope For PA
Minnesota Parents Alliance
Moms For Liberty
New Trier Neighbors
Olentangy For Educational Integrity
Parents Defending Education
Parents Unite
Parents United For Freedom
Parents United RI
Power2Parent
Protect Ohio Children
Protect Our Kids Now
Protective Parent Coalition
Restore Childhood
Scottsdale Unites For Educational Integrity
SpeakVT
Tri-Town Family Alliance
Truth In Education
United Against Racism In Education
Utah Parents United
Virginia Moms For America
Virginia Mavens
West Valley Parents Uniting
