THE FEDERALIST: Because Libraries Push Racism and Queer Extremism, They Deserve Their Massive Federal Funding Cut
Libraries nationwide are bracing for significant losses in federal funding as the Trump administration is seemingly poised to implement future cuts. In the last week, libraries from …
CENTER SQUARE: Education Department Launches 18 Title IX Probes as Supreme Court Hears Case
The Trump administration has launched a series of investigations into various public schools and state departments of education across the country over Title IX allegations related to the participation of…
DC Public Schools emails reveal the promotion of Black Lives Matter lessons from Seattle Public Schools for Pre-K to 5th grade which include topics such as BLM’s thirteen principles, ‘police violence,’ and ‘queer and trans affirming’
SUMMARY A Freedom of Information Act request to DC Public Schools reveals 2025 emails between elementary school teachers preparing for Black Lives Matter (BLM) at Schools Week, including access…
CENTER SQUARE: Title IX Central to Transgender Sports Cases, Advocates Say
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases on transgender athletes participating in girls’ and women’s sports. Advocates for state laws banning transgender participation said the definition of “sex”…
District 196’s 2023-2026 ‘Achievement and Integration Plan’ includes quotas for increasing the hiring of teachers and staff based on race, staff affinity groups, race-based targeted recruitment strategies
SUMMARY District 196 – Rosemount – Apple Valley – Eagan Public Schools’ 2023-2026 Achievement and Integration Plan includes numerical goals to increase the hiring of teachers and staff…
TOWNHALL: Defending Education Blows Whistle on the NEA’s ‘LGBTQ+ Justice’ Indoctrination
The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union in the U.S. and the biggest professional educator association in the world. At the risk of quoting Spider-Man: “With great…
National Education Association “Advancing LGBTQ+ Justice” training aimed at “unlearning our own internal oppression” and advancing race, class, and gender justice
The National Education Association (NEA) just concluded its most recent Focus Academy event on “Advancing LGBTQ+ Justice.” Held December 2-4, 2025, Defending Education already covered various pre-attendance packets…
Social Workers in Public Schools – Questions to Ask
Defending Education recently published an important report on the accreditation and credentialing process for the field of social work. Social work programs have seen drastic changes in recent years.
ALPHA NEWS: Segregation, Quotas and Gender Ideology: Minnesota’s Schools Are Going Backward
We expect it in California and New York, but Minnesota has become one of the most aggressive states in reshaping education. Defending Education has documented the statewide leftward shift, and…