OCR Complaint: New York City Public Schools
On December 2, 2021, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against New York City Public Schools in New York City,…
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State School Board Associations’ Responses to the NSBA Letter
On October 11, Parents Defending Education emailed 47 state school board associations for comment on the NSBA’s September 29 letter (Hawaii and Washington DC are not members of NSBA, and…
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OCR Complaint: New York City Public Schools
On December 2, 2021, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against New York City Public Schools in New York City,…
Complaints
Full NSBA Letter to Biden Administration and Department of Justice Memo
In light of the National School Board Association’s removal of their September 29, 2021 letter from their website, the full missive is attached here and posted below. In addition,…
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Parents Defending Education Recognizes Virginia Governor-Elect Glenn Youngkin and Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard at Parent Retreat
Arlington, VA – This weekend, Parents Defending Education recognized Virginia Governor-Elect Glenn Youngkin with its “Parent Champion Award” and former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard with its “Moral Courage Award.” The awards were presented…
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Parents Defending Education’s Response to Whistleblower Disclosing Documents Showing FBI Using Counterterrorism Tools to Investigate Parents
These new whistleblower documents provided to the House Judiciary Committee prove that the FBI was, in fact, using counterterrorism tools to investigate concerned parents who have attended school board meetings…
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Additional NSBA Board Member Emails
Over the past several weeks, additional emails from NSBA board members were received from a variety of public records requests. Highlights are attached and excerpted below. September 28,…
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New NSBA FOIA Reveals Timeline of White House Conversations
October 11, 2021: In a memo dated October 12 (but with a file date of 10/11/21) sent to NSBA state association officers and executive directors, Viola Garcia…
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Parents Are Students’ First Teachers and Greatest Advocates
It is not a novel concept that family engagement is one of the strongest predictors of children’s school success. Studies over the past 50 years demonstrate a positive relationship between…
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