Testimony of Nicole Neily, Defending Ed President and Founder, before the U.S. House Education and Workforce Subcommittee Hearing on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
“From Playground to Classroom: The Spread of Antisemitism in K-12 Schools” Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and distinguished members of the subcommittee: thank you for inviting me. My name is…
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UNDER INVESTIGATION: Defending Ed files civil rights complaint against Contoocook Valley High School District for Title IX and Equal Protection violations
On March 31, 2026 the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into this complaint. See the letter here. Defending Education (DE)…
OCR Complaints
REQUEST TO REOPEN OCR Complaint: Los Angeles Unified School District
REQUEST TO REOPEN: On July 11, 2023, Defending Education filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against Los Angeles Unified…
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Defending Ed Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Stanford University for National Board Resource Center BIPOC Cohort
For the past several years, Stanford’s National Board Resource Center (NBRC) has partnered with the California Teachers Association and the UCLA National Board Project to launch “fully-funded cohort[s] of Black,…
OCR Complaints
UNDER INVESTIGATION: Defending Ed Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Portland Public Schools for Billion-Dollar Center for Black Student Excellence
On February 17, 2026 the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into this complaint. See the letter here. On December…
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Defending Ed Files a Civil Rights Complaint Against Hawaii Department of Education for Violations of Title IX and Students’ Free Speech
On February 12, 2026, Defending Ed filed a civil rights complaint against Hawaii Department of Education for violations of both Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX),…
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Defending Ed Files a Civil Rights Complaint Against Yale University for Violations of Title IX
Defending Ed filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Yale University for discrimination on the basis of sex in programs or activities that receive federal…
OCR Complaints
Defending Ed Files Federal Privacy Complaint Against Seattle Public Schools for Gender-Secrecy Policies, Opt Out Restrictions, and Solicitation of Gender Affirming Supplies for Minors
On December 16, 2025, Defending Ed filed a civil rights complaint against Seattle Public Schools for violations of FERPA and the PPRA. As far as the prevalence of gender…
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Defending Ed Files Civil Rights Complaint Against University of Wisconsin-Madison for Title IX Violations, Failing to Provide Female Students with Sex-segregated Intimate Spaces
On November 12, 2025, Defending Ed filed a civil rights complaint with the University of Wisconsin-Madison for violations against Title IX. University of Wisconsin Madison is the largest post-secondary…
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