Testimony of Nicole Neily, President of Parents Defending Education Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce
“The State of American Education” Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and distinguished members of the Committee: thank you for inviting me today. My name is Nicole Neily, and I’m the…
Press Releases
THE HILL: Rebalance Education Toward Quality, Away From DEI by Reforming Accreditors
The Trump White House has taken a hammer to the skin-deep, equity-focused “antiracism” that was a hallmark of the Biden administration. But the evangelists of diversity, equity, and inclusion endure,…
Commentaries
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: American Competitiveness Necessitates Merit First
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to modernize the American workforce and prepare Americans for high-paying skilled trade jobs. He directed the Secretaries of…
Commentaries
Defending Education Files Amicus Brief in Littlejohn V. School Board of Leon County, Florida, ET AL.
Defending Education is a national, nonprofit membership association. Its members include many parents with school-aged children. Launched in 2021, it uses advocacy, disclosure, and litigation to combat the increasing politicization…
Lawsuits
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: DOJ Lawsuit Against Maine Over Women’s Sports Represents Fight for Equality
History has a way of repeating itself. In 1971, the predominantly minority inmates of Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York staged a prison rebellion, demanding…
Commentaries
THE HILL: Supreme Court Can End Wayward Educators’ War Against Families
Parents across America are done with the politicization of education at the expense of student achievement, but activists still don’t get it. Consider Montgomery County, Md., where a diverse group…
Commentaries
REAL CLEAR POLICY: The Supreme Court Hasn’t Weighed in on Parental Rights in a Quarter Century
They’ve been labeled domestic terrorists. They’ve been silenced and escorted out of school board meetings. They’ve been lied to by school administrators hiding their children’s gender identities. And American parents…
Commentaries
DAILY WIRE: Maine’s Transgender Tug-of-War Will be Coming to a State Near You
By pushing its flagrant extremist agenda to the detriment of its predominantly rural, blue-collar residents, Maine’s Democrat majority reveals a deep-seated disrespect for Maine residents and an ideological misalignment with…
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OCR COMPLAINT: Indiana University
On April 9, 2025 Defending Education (DE) brings this complaint against Indiana University (IU) for discrimination on the basis of race in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance…
OCR Complaints
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