OCR Complaint: Portland Public Schools
On January 3, 2023, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Portland Public Schools in Portland, Maine for discrimination on…
OCR Complaints
Parents Defending Education Files Ethics Complaint Against Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot & Campaign
On January 12, 2023, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed an ethics complaint with the City of Chicago Board of Ethics pursuant to Governmental Ethics Ordinance Chapter…
Press Releases
OCR Complaint: Portland Public Schools
On January 3, 2023, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Portland Public Schools in Portland, Maine for discrimination on…
OCR Complaints
OCR Complaint: Shelburne Community School
On January 3, 2023, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Shelburne Community School in Shelburne, Vermont for discrimination on…
OCR Complaints
OCR Complaint: Ashland School District
On January 3, 2023, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Ashland School District in Ashland, Oregon for discrimination on…
OCR Complaints
Parents Defending Education Reply Brief in Linn-Mar Community School District Lawsuit – Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
On December 29, 2022, Parents Defending Education filed its reply brief in Parents Defending Education v. Linn-Mar Community School District, et. al in the United States Court of Appeals for…
Lawsuits
Coalition of 27 Organizations Send Letters to Philanthropic Foundations Expressing Concerns with Programs Funded
On December 13, 2022, a coalition of 27 organizations, sent letters to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Windward Fund, and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to express…
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Johnny can’t read or do math, but philanthropists are making sure he learns ‘equity’
If public schools and nonprofit groups are serious about reducing the educational gap between racial groups, they will start dedicating the time and money necessary to teach students to read…
Commentaries
Biden Administration Disbands Overtly Partisan ‘Parents Council’ Following Parents Defending Education Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of Education announced it will disband its illegal National Parents and Families Engagement Council, following a lawsuit filed by Parents Defending Education…
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