Press Release Archives

News Oct 7, 2026

OP-ED: Why Sean Duffy’s Fight To Fix The Frightening Reality Of School Bus Safety Is Being Blocked

K-12 Education, Teacher Unions

News Oct 1, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: DFI Releases Statement on Treasury Department’s Proposed Regulations on the Education Freedom Tax Credit

K-12 Education

News Oct 1, 2026

STATEMENT: DFI Releases Statement on Treasury Department’s Proposed Regulations on the Education Freedom Tax Credit

Education Freedom

News Sep 30, 2026

OP-ED: Randi Weingarten’s Trojan Horse in Higher Ed

K-12 Education, Teacher Unions

News Sep 29, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: New DFI Report Traces How the AAUP Has Sacrificed Academic Freedom and Intellectual Diversity for Union Power and Radical Ideology

Free Speech, Teacher Unions

News Sep 21, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: DFI Submits Public Comment Supporting the U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Accreditation Rules, Urges Several Changes to Ensure Due Process and Reduce Cost

Accreditation, Post Secondary Education

News Sep 17, 2026

OP-ED: Medicaid Fraudsters Harm Autism Families, Taxpayers

Federal Oversight

News Sep 14, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: DFI Urges the Education Department to Investigate Four Women’s Colleges for Violating Title IX and Engaging in Substantial Misrepresentations to the Public

Civil and Constitutional Rights, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans, Title IX and Equal Protection

News Sep 2, 2026

MEDIA ADVISORY: Save the Date for the 2027 Education Law & Policy Conference

Education Freedom, Federal Oversight

News Aug 24, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: New Report: $230 Million in Federal Grants Tied to Intersectionality Could Fuel Race- and Sex- Based Discrimination

Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education

News Aug 3, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: DFI Urges Supreme Court to Protect Parental Rights and Teachers’ Free Speech in Montgomery County Public Schools Case

Education Freedom, K-12 Education

News Jul 9, 2026

OP-ED | Close one loophole to end the foreign takeover of higher education

Federal Oversight, Foreign Influence in Higher Education

News Jul 8, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: DFI Report Sheds New Light on Foreign Influence in Higher Ed, Recommends Limiting Foreign Student and H-1B Worker Visas

Foreign Influence in Higher Education, Post Secondary Education

News Jun 30, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: DFI Statement on Supreme Court Rulings on Women’s Sports

Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection

News Jun 24, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Atlanta-Area School District

Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection

News Jun 17, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: New DFI Report Exposes Georgia School District’s Hidden DEI Agenda

Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title VI and Equal Protection

News May 29, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: DFI Urges Treasury Department to Prioritize Education Freedom in Federal K-12 Scholarship Tax Credit Rulemaking

K-12 Education

News May 20, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: DFI Urges Education Department to Protect Religious Higher Education in STATS Rule

Post Secondary Education, Student Loans

News May 13, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: DFI-Led Coalition Commends Secretary McMahon’s RISE Rule for Lowering College Costs and Reining in Student Debt

Post Secondary Education, Student Loans

News May 12, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Names Mick Zais to Board of Directors

DFI News

News Apr 21, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: New Report Warns of Rising Dangerous and Violent “Intersectional” Ideology