NEA Training has participants take a “Privilege Walk” and learn about the “daily effects of white privilege,” while also discussing the ways “white people” silence dialogue
Summary Documents obtained by Defending Education show that the National Education Association’s Leaders for Just Schools (LJS) Year One Training instructs participants on concepts of “white privilege,” “systemic oppression,” and…
United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) planning documents and materials appear to advocate for use of school resources as ‘form of resistance’ against ICE; promote ‘engaging students in community self-defense’ by offering ‘service learning hours’
SUMMARY Unearthed United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) planning documents and materials appear to advocate for the use of school and district resources as a “form of resistance” against…
A Sunrise Movement training guidebook calls for students to ‘take action monthly’ to ‘disrupt business as usual’ to bring about a ‘political revolution’
SUMMARY Sunrise Movement training guidebook obtained by Defending Education urges college and K-12 students to “take action monthly” and “disrupt business as usual” in pursuit of a “political revolution.” The…
Defending Ed Files a Civil Rights Complaint Against Hawaii Department of Education for Violations of Title IX and Students’ Free Speech
On February 12, 2026, Defending Ed filed a civil rights complaint against Hawaii Department of Education for violations of both Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX),…
Defending Ed Vice President Sarah Parshall Perry Gives Remarks at House Committee on Mahmoud v. Taylor, Parental Rights, and the Free Exercise Clause
On February 10, 2026, Defending Ed Vice President and Legal Fellow gave remarks at the House Committee on Education and Workforce Subcommittee on “Protecting the Primacy of Parental Religious Liberty…
NY middle school assigned pro-transgender article discussing chest binding and testosterone to eighth graders
A teacher at Ardsley Middle School in the Ardsley Union Free School District in Westchester County taught an eighth grade health lesson that included a pro-transgender article addressing chest…
Montgomery County Public Schools PTA meeting briefed families on “ICE Response & Organizing Tools”
A parent in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) sent photos to the parent advocacy group, United Against Racism in Education (UARE), showing content shared at a PTA meeting about how…
COLLEGE FIX: SCOTUS Urged to Rule on Calif. Schools Hiding Gender Transitions From Parents
The Supreme Court has been asked to consider a controversial case addressing California’s gender transition policy for public schools, which requires teachers to hide from parents whether their child is…
NY TIMES: Professors are Being Watched, We’ve Never Seen This Much Surveillance
Scrutiny of university classrooms is being formalized, with new laws requiring professors to post syllabuses and tip lines for students to complain.