DEI Hiring in K-12 Schools
SUMMARY K-12 school districts across the country have implemented policies or plans that base the hiring and retention of teachers and staff on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: School Gender Policies Harm Students and Violate Parents’ Right To Raise Their Children
Like others around the country, the Rockford, Michigan, Public School District requires parental permission for many things that affect their children’s safety, education, and personal wellbeing. But during the…
Help Parents Defending Education stand strong against antisemitism in K-12 education – and demand accountability
Parents Defending Education has been leading the charge against the disturbing rise of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish ideology in our classrooms. Now, we’re taking New Trier to court to…
Parents Defending Education v. New Trier Township High School District 203
New Trier Township High School District 203 denied Parents Defending Education’s Freedom of Information Act request by merely stating that the request was “unduly burdensome”—without any further explanation. Parents…
Help Parents Defending Education expose the Chinese government’s efforts to influence American K-12 schools
Parents Defending Education is leading the way in researching, documenting, and exposing the well-funded, organized efforts of the Chinese Communist Party to influence America’s K-12 students. From launching…
Hartford Public Schools paid consultant over $400,000 for restorative practices trainings, which includes $83,000 for ‘travel expenses.’
According to documents available through the district’s board website, Hartford Public Schools contracted with the International Institute of Restorative Practices (IIRP) for $445,195 over three years;…
NTD: Harvard Professor Brave to Push Back on DEI; CCP Influencing US K-12 Students: Experts
Alex Nestor, investigative fellow for Parents Defending Education, and Patrick Davis, deputy bureau chief at The Epoch Times, speak with NTD about the implications on education of a Harvard…
Summit School District held professional development session where superintendent claimed that he is “drained from privileged white people” and that white people reaching out “sucks the soul” from him; point of training is to “get from woke to work”
A concerned community member provided Parents Defending Education with recordings of professional development training that Summit School District held for staff in January 2024. One recording was from Superintendent…
Naperville Community Unit School District 203 is paying Panorama Education over $270,000 for surveys and services
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Naperville Community Unit School District 203 seeking contracts with Panorama Education and Panorama surveys provided to students, staff, and…