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 Brief Requesting Preliminary Injunction of Unconstitutional Colorado Law
On February 11, 2026, Defending Education and its fellow plaintiffs filed a brief in Defending Education v. Sullivan, requesting a preliminary injunction of Colorado law HB 25-1312 during the litigation,…
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Defending Ed Files a Civil Rights Complaint Against Hawaii Department of Education for Violations of Title IX and Students’ Free Speech
On February 12, 2026, Defending Ed filed a civil rights complaint against Hawaii Department of Education for violations of both Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX),…
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Defending Ed Vice President Sarah Parshall Perry Gives Remarks at House Committee on Mahmoud v. Taylor, Parental Rights, and the Free Exercise Clause
On February 10, 2026, Defending Ed Vice President and Legal Fellow gave remarks at the House Committee on Education and Workforce Subcommittee on “Protecting the Primacy of Parental Religious Liberty…
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NY POST: How Megadonors Built a ‘Youth-led’ Lefty Protest Movement
Education is increasingly morphing into political activism in America’s schools, as teen protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies gain momentum.
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Defending Ed President Nicole Neily Gives Remarks at the White House Roundtable for National School Choice Week 2026
On January 29, 2026, Defending Ed President and Founder Nicole Neily, appeared at a White House Roundtable for National School Choice Week (NSCW) 2026. NSCW, held this year…
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DAILY WIRE: Teachers Unions Shut Down Minnesota Schools for Activism
As tensions in Minnesota continue to flare up over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions and allegations of rampant fraud, far-Left actors and activists have decided that it would be…
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Defending Ed Files a Civil Rights Complaint Against Yale University for Violations of Title IX
Defending Ed filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Yale University for discrimination on the basis of sex in programs or activities that receive federal…
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Defending Education Joins Other Organizations in Brief Requesting Emergency Relief From SCOTUS on “Secret Transitions” Policy in California
Today, Defending Ed joined Advancing American Freedom, former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III, and a host of other organizations in a brief supporting a request for emergency relief from…
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