FOX26 NEWS FRESNO, CA: Merced School District defends $900K program amid criticism over DEI, rap-based curriculum
Merced City School District is getting called out from a national advocacy group over how it has spent nearly $1 million on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including a…
THE WESTERN JOURNAL: Despite Trump Policies, Stanford Still Has This Woke DEI Program
President Donald Trump has signed a number of executive orders barring the use of federal dollars for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
“It’s not just the Trump Administration…it’s Red State governments as well” – NEA training for educators on advocacy
On February 23, 2026 the National Education Association (NEA) hosted an “Advocacy and Free Speech Rights for K-12 Educators” training. The NEA describes itself as “the nation’s largest professional…
Inside the Biden Administration’s Illegal “Parent Engagement” Council
SUMMARY Emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) reveal planning and coordinating communications between Biden Administration officials and handpicked…
THE LION: Schools still secretly transitioning students without parents’ knowledge, probe reveals
An investigation by grassroots nonprofit Defending Education shows over 12 million students in the U.S. attend schools with policies that encourage and sometimes require teachers to keep parents in the…
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Minnesota taxpayers on the hook for race-based teacher recruitment
Dozens of Minnesota school districts have adopted policies enabling, and in some cases requiring, public funds to be spent on race-based initiatives, the Washington Examiner has learned.
Defending Education, Manhattan Institute and Dr. Leor Sapir File an Amicus Brief in Regino v. Blake
Today, Defending Education, together with the Manhattan Institute and Dr. Leor Sapir filed an amicus brief in Regino v. Blake, a case on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
Unearthed documents show Minnesota activist group promoted “school, neighbor, and parent alert groups,” outlined “threat of occupation” steps, and was affiliated with and funded by a Minnesota teachers union, with guidance from the Chicago Teachers Union
SUMMARY Unearthed Minnesota activist organizing documents include the promotion of “school, neighbor, and parent alert groups” facilitated by an organization that is affiliated with and funded by a Minnesota teachers union,…
K-12 Student Walkout and Protest Tracker
Number of states: 48 plus District of Columbia Number of school districts: 281 Number of total school walkouts: 607* Number of middle schools: 44 Number of walkouts/protests organized or…