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New executive orders focused on K-12 schools are an important first step in getting ideology, activism and politics out of our schools. But the education establishment is already pushing back…
NATIONAL REVIEW: Missouri School District Pushes DEI in ‘Staff of Color’ Newsletter Bashing Trump’s Executive Orders
A school district in Missouri is continuing to push left-wing diversity, equity, and inclusion policies in a newsletter that recently criticized President Donald Trump’s executive actions to roll back DEI…
Parents Defending Education and Defense of Freedom Institute send letter to The White House on Strengthening and Preserving the Original Intent of Title IX
On February 19, 2025, Parents Defending Education and the Defense of Freedom Institute sent a letter to James Braid, Director of Office of Legislative Affairs concerning the President’s directive to…
What Parents Need to Know About the Department of Education’s Dear Colleague Letter on Race Discrimination
On February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education issued a “Dear Colleague” Letter clarifying nondiscrimination requirements under the Constitution and federal civil rights laws. In short, schools may…
Massachusetts Teachers Association president defends organization promoting antisemitic materials in classrooms; teacher appears to compare Trump administration to the Holocaust
On February 10, 2025, the Massachusetts Commission on Combating Antisemitism consisting of state lawmakers held a hearing regarding the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) pushing educators to…
THE HILL: Education Department Slashes Grants for Training Teachers on ‘Divisive ideologies’
The Education Department said Monday it is slashing grants for training teachers because the programs focused on “divisive ideologies.” The department cut $600 million to these programs it says focused…
THE FEDERALIST: Education Association Tells Administration Across the County to Ignore Trump Guidance on Ending DEI
The School Superintendents Association (AASA), which represents the leaders of school districts across the country, told its members to ignore the Trump administration’s memorandum telling schools to end their diversity,…
THE FEDERALIST: Education Department Slashes $600 Million in Funding for ‘Social Justice Activism’ Teacher Training
The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday it cut over $600 million in grants spent on training teachers in “social justice activism,” critical race theory, and diversity, equity, and inclusion…
Parents Defending Education Signs The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education
On February 17, 2025, Parents Defending Education joined a coalition of organizations and signed on to The Heritage Foundation’s Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education. The Phoenix Declaration…