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PODCAST: “Freedom to Learn” | Jason Bedrick on School Choice Whoppers, New Hampshire’s EFAs, & What Happens Next

School choice trailblazer Jason Bedrick joined the Freedom to Learn podcast this week to explore the evolution of education…

Jul 1 | Press Release

PRESS RELEASE: DFI Celebrates the Senate’s Passage of a Scholarship Tax Credit

WASHINGTON—Upon the Senate’s passage of a scholarship tax credit, the Defense of Freedom Institute’s Co-Founders Bob Eitel…

Jun 24 | Press Release

PRESS RELEASE: Kansas Attorney General Calls on Department of Education to Investigate DFI’s Title IX Complaint Against Several School Districts in the State

WASHINGTON—Today, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging its Office for Civil…

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America is facing a historical moment, when many are pushing for policies that violate core constitutional and civil rights essential to a free society. DFI exists to defend the Constitution and the rule of law and protect civil liberties at school and work.

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PODCAST: “Freedom to Learn” | Jason Bedrick on School Choice Whoppers, New Hampshire’s EFAs, & What Happens Next

PRESS RELEASE: DFI Celebrates the Senate’s Passage of a Scholarship Tax Credit

PRESS RELEASE: Kansas Attorney General Calls on Department of Education to Investigate DFI’s Title IX Complaint Against Several School Districts in the State

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