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PRESS RELEASE: DFI Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to Return Education to the States

WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) released the following statement after President Trump signed an…

Mar 18 | Press Release

PRESS RELEASE: DFI, Liberty Justice Center File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Illinois State Board of Education and Chicago Public Schools for Violating Title IX

WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) and the Liberty Justice Center (LJC) filed a federal civil rights…

Mar 11 | Press Release

PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Statement on Staff Reductions at U.S. Department of Education

The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) released the following statement on the recently announced reduction in force at…

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PRESS RELEASE: DFI Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to Return Education to the States

PRESS RELEASE: DFI, Liberty Justice Center File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Illinois State Board of Education and Chicago Public Schools for Violating Title IX

PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Statement on Staff Reductions at U.S. Department of Education

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