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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Defending Ed Files Civil Rights Complaint Against University of Washington for Violations of Title IX
On April 30, Defending Education filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against the University of Washington (UW) for apparent violations of Title IX of the…
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UNDER INVESTIGATION: Defending Ed Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Stanford University for National Board Resource Center BIPOC Cohort
On April 29, 2026 the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into this complaint. See the letter here. For the past several years, Stanford’s National…
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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)…
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Request to reopen OCR complaint is granted: Los Angeles Unified School District is AGAIN under investigation by the US Dept of Ed
Our March 25th complaint was received and the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights has decided to open the complaint for investigation. Their letter is below:…
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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…
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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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