Massachusetts school district violates its own transparency policy in effort to roll out new “comprehensive sex education” curriculum, prompting parents to push back; district promises to provide online access to all lesson materials
Parents pushed back at Plymouth Public Schools’ (PPS) Dec. 1 school board meeting, arguing that the district’s plan to roll out a new 8th-grade comprehensive sex education…
ZERO HEDGE: National Teachers Union Training Members to Promote LGBT Ideology, Parents Group Says
The nation’s largest teachers union is planning a workshop on “Advancing LGBTQ+ Justice,” prompting criticism from a conservative national parent group that obtained the training handouts and released them to…
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Rolls Out ‘Race Class Narrative’ Playbook on Transgender Issues
The nation’s largest teachers union, one notable for its progressive partisanship, is again showing its ideological cards. Defending Education has …
Where Are the Good School Boards?
At a recent conference, an attendee asked a simple but important question: “What school boards are doing a good job?”It’s easy for those of us who care about parental…
Defending Ed Supports Proposed Legislation to Restore Academic Excellence, Ideological Diversity, and Excellence in Teaching at America’s Colleges and Universities
On December 2, 2025, Defending Education, along with the Goldwater Institute and the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, proposed the American Higher Education Restoration Act.
Defending Ed Supports New Litigation in Favor of Religious Charter School in Tennessee
Last term, the U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked on a question of national importance: may a religious organization apply for and operate a public charter school without running…
Defending Ed Files an Amicus Brief in Support of Donor Privacy For Charitable Contributions
On November 26, 2025, Defending Education filed an amicus brief in conjunction with the State Policy Network and 29 other grassroots organizations in a case currently pending in the…
Upcoming National Council for the Social Studies Conference (NCSS) Will Feature Kimberlé Crenshaw and Hakeem Jeffries, Plus Sessions on Reproductive Justice, Climate Change, Critical Race Action Civics, and Decolonial Perspectives on Palestine
The National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) will hold its 105th annual conference in Washington, D.C. from December 5-7 (though pre-workshops begin December 2nd). The conference webpage reads, “You…
Court-ordered ‘integration program’ has Los Angeles Unified School District charter schools chasing 70:30, 60:40 ratios
Charter schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) are subject to a policy that seeks to racially and ethnically balance enrollment, targeting a student demographic ratio of…