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.
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Defending Education Files Civil Rights Complaint against California Interscholastic Federation and Two California School Districts for Title IX Violations
On July 2, 2026, Defending Education filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), Jurupa Unified School District (JUSD) and…
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Defending Education Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Wellesley College for Violations of Title IX
On June 25, 2026, Defending Education (DE) filed a complaint against Wellesley College for discrimination on the basis of sex in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance…
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Defending Education and Do No Harm File Joint Complaint against the Oregon Department of Education and Higher Education Commission for Violations of Title VI
On May 28, 2026, Defending Education and Do No Harm filed a joint complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights against Oregon’s Department…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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.
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