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Public Education
DC schools use sex ed curriculum that avoids using ‘male,’ ‘female,’ promotes abortion

(The Center Square) – An education defense group is exposing what it says is the District of Columbia Public Schools “extreme” and “inappropriate” sexual education curriculum, where the terms male… Read More

June 8, 2026
Government
Just 8 House Democrats voted for parental consent pronouns bill

(The Daily Signal) – On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 217–198 to require federally funded elementary and middle schools to obtain parental consent before changing a student’s gender… Read More

May 22, 2026
Government
Legal analysts applaud, remain skeptical of American Bar Association’s DEI elimination

(The Center Square) – Some education experts see the American Bar Association’s recent vote to eliminate its diversity, equity, and inclusion accreditation requirement for law schools as significant, while others… Read More

May 20, 2026
Culture
WATCH: Critics say political protests interfere with education

(The Center Square) – As student walkouts and protests tied to immigration enforcement increase nationwide, education experts are raising concerns about declining civics proficiency among K-12 students and the growing… Read More

May 19, 2026
Government
Biden admin conspired with teachers union-tied groups to shape far-left parents council, docs reveal

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Newly released emails reveal how the Biden administration’s Department of Education (ED) in 2022 attempted to form a secret parent advisory council to give teachers… Read More

March 18, 2026
Gender Transition
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… Read More

March 15, 2026
Culture
As student achievement declines, report shows NEA funnels millions to social justice causes, supports anti-ICE protest

(The Sentinel) – An investigation by a nonpartisan watchdog group has uncovered millions of dollars in union funds spent by the National Education Association (NEA) on… Read More

January 23, 2026
Opinion
Accreditation mandates bring CRT into colleges and K-12 schools

(The Daily Signal) – A recent report from Defending Education has found that more than half of collegiate social work programs appear to embed anti-racism and diversity, equity, and inclusion standards into… Read More

December 26, 2025
Public Education
Massachusetts school district looking for LGBT, ‘anti-racist’ advocate for math teacher position

The third-largest city in Massachusetts is seeking a middle school special education math teacher, and the job posting lists ideological activism as a preferred qualification. The Springfield Public Schools listing, published last… Read More

December 17, 2025
Public Education
Leaked NEA training coaches teachers to fight conservative parents, paint Republicans as racist threat

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The National Education Association (NEA) is training teachers to advance gender and racial ideology in classrooms, and to fight Republicans and parent groups who ‘harm… Read More

November 21, 2025