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In Oregon, IL, Elementary school teacher coordinates LGBTQ recess group without any parental consent or awareness
As first reported by Awake Illinois, an Oregon Community Unit School District 220, an elementary school teacher…
Brooklyn Technical High School’s Environmental Justice: Sunrise club hosted a ‘teach-in’ for students titled ‘Know Your Rights, Fight Ice!’
SUMMARY Brooklyn Technical High School’s Environmental Justice: Sunrise [Movement] club posted to Instagram about hosting a “Know Your…
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UNDER INVESTIGATION: Defending Ed Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Portland Public Schools for Billion-Dollar Center for Black Student Excellence
On February 17, 2026 the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into this complaint. See…
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…
K-12 Resources
Compulsory Attendance & Truancy Laws
Understanding your state’s compulsory attendance laws and truancy laws is an important part of planning your child’s education. Each…
Opting Out
What does it mean to opt out? Do parents have a right to opt children out of aspects of school?…
Investigations
K-12 Sanctuary Schools and Closed Borders Resolutions and Policies List
Number of districts: 702 Number of states: 33 and the District of Columbia This is not an exhaustive list…
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…
Higher Education
What Is Accreditation and Why Does It Matter?
Why Should You Care About Accreditation? Accreditation matters because it determines whether your degree will be recognized by employers and…
What is an Endowment?
An endowment is a tax-exempt pool of donated funds managed by a university foundation and invested in stocks, bonds, real…
Media
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…
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…
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