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 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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Defending Ed Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Princeton University for Title IX Violations, Forcing Female Students to Share “Gender Neutral” Restrooms
On November 3, 2025, Defending Education filed a civil rights complaint against Princeton University, a university older than the United States itself, for violations against Title IX, which guarantees female…
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Defending Ed Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Minneapolis Public Schools for Courses Segregated by Race
On October 17, 2025, Defending Ed filed a complaint with the Department of Education against Minneapolis Public Schools because of their segregation of classes by race in clear violation of…
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Defending Ed Files a Civil Rights Complaint Against Albuquerque Public Schools for Title IX and Equal Protection Violations
On September 25, 2025, Defending Education (DE) filed a complaint against Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) for discrimination on the basis of sex in programs or activities that receive federal financial…
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Defending Ed Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Las Cruces Public Schools for Title IX and Equal Protection Clause Violations
On September 25, 2025 Defending Ed (DE) filed a complaint against Las Cruces Public Schools (LCPS) for discrimination on the basis of sex in programs or activities that receive federal…
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Defending Ed files civil rights complaint against Contoocook Valley High School District for Title IX and Equal Protection violations
Defending Education (DE) brings this complaint against Contoocook Valley School District (ConVal) for discrimination on the basis of sex in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance in violation…
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OCR Complaint: Smith College
On June 20th, 2025 Defending Education (DE) filed a complaint against Smith College (Smith) for discrimination on the basis of sex in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance…
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Defending Education Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Fairfax County Public Schools
On May 20, 2025, Defending Education brought this federal civil rights complaint against Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) pursuant to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights’ discrimination…
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