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Exposing activism and restoring educational excellence across our core focus areas: university governance, gender identity, teachers unions, foreign funding, and DEI & merit.

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Empowering parents and taxpayers through investigative reporting that exposes incidents of indoctrination and expert analysis that breaks down institutional policy.

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Defending Education works to foster an educational environment free from discrimination and political agendas—one that protects First Amendment freedoms, promotes equal opportunity, and encourages the free exchange of ideas.

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