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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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OCR COMPLAINT: University of California, Berkeley
On April 9, 2025, Defending Education (DE) brings this complaint against the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) for discrimination on the basis of race in programs or activities that…
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OCR COMPLAINT: University of Wisconsin-Madison
On April, 9, 2025, Defending Education (DE) brings this complaint against the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) for discrimination on the basis of race in programs or activities that receive federal…
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OCR COMPLAINT: University of Southern Illinois Carbondale
On April 9, 2025, Defending Education (DE) brings this complaint against Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) for discrimination on the basis of race in programs or activities that receive federal…
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Parents Defending Education Goes to College As Defending Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., April 9, 2025 – Take yourself back to the Spring of 2021. We were in the midst of Covid and school shutdowns, we experienced…
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