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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DEI Must Die for Students to Succeed
Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are destroying American education. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)’s recently released scores from the Department of Education reveal that since 2019, American students…
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Biden put DEI first and students fell behind. Linda McMahon will fix schools.
The money that Joe Biden wasted on ‘woke’ initiatives would have been much better spent improving the nation’s schools academically to ensure that students are better prepared for the real…
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States Have a Fresh Start to Protect Students
Over the past few years, states went to war with former President Joe Biden’s administration in an effort to protect children from the dangers of radical gender ideology.
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What Parents Need to Know About President Trump’s Executive Orders and Schools
Last Update: February 3, 2025 In his first two weeks of office, President Trump signed several executive orders aimed at reshaping federal policies, eliminating DEI initiatives, restoring biological reality and…
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Parents Deserve Peace of Mind: Rid Schools of Foreign Influence
Parents face a growing list of concerns in their children’s schools, from critical race theory to gender ideology to antisemitism and invasive surveys.
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It’s Time To Eliminate Gender Nonsense In Our Schools
After a sweeping victory in November’s elections with broad support from Americans, President-elect Donald Trump, his Department of Education and incoming Education Secretary Linda McMahon will have an overwhelming mandate…
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EEOC COMPLAINT: Middletown City School District
Parents Defending Education (PDE) has sent a letter to the Director of the Indianapolis District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requesting an investigation into Middletown City School…
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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…
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