Testimony of Nicole Neily, President of Parents Defending Education Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
“The Immediate and Long-Term Challenges Facing Public School Teachers: Low Pay, Teacher Shortages, and Underfunded Public Schools” Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, and distinguished members of the Committee on Health,…
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OCR COMPLAINT: Community Unit School District 308
On January 13, 2025, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Community Unit School District 308 in Oswego, Illinois for…
OCR Complaints
Parents Defending Education Requests Investigation into Kansas City Public Schools’ Strategic Plan for Promoting Race-Based Hiring
Parents Defending Education (PDE) has sent a letter to the Director and Regional Attorney of the Kansas City Area Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requesting an investigation…
EEOC Complaints
Parents Defending Education Requests Investigation into District of Columbia Public Schools Providing Race-Based Programming for Students
Parents Defending Education (PDE) has sent a letter to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights requesting an investigation into District of Columbia Public Schools in Washington, DC for…
EEOC Complaints
Parents Defending Education Poll: Parents Support Girls-Only Spaces in Schools, Oppose Parental Exclusion Policies and Grading for Equity
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Parents Defending Education (PDE) released new polling on key issues facing schools in 2025 with questions on the role of the Department of Education, school choice,…
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Biden Admin Blew Millions on DEI In Red States
One school district in South Carolina received a staggering $13.6 million over three years.
Commentaries
OCR COMPLAINT: Rochester Public Schools
On December 18, 2024, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Rochester Public Schools in Rochester, MN for discrimination on…
OCR Complaints
Make American Education Great Again
After being ignored for the past four years, parents, grandparents, and concerned citizens across the country voted for a new direction for education in America. The pieces are now falling…
Commentaries
PDE Files 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Amicus Brief in B.A. v. Tri County Area Schools
Public schools in the United States are supposed to be “the nurseries of democracy” and to “protect the ‘marketplace of ideas.’” Mahanoy Area Sch. Dist. v. B.L. ex rel. Levy,…
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