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PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Urges Appellate Court to Protect Students’ First Amendment Rights, Reject Coerced Speech

WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) filed an amicus brief today in Parents Defending Education v. Read More

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STATEMENT: DFI Releases Statement on Nomination of Linda McMahon as U.S. Secretary of Education

President Biden’s new Title IX rule is a textbook example of how extremists in the administration have hijacked the law to force radical Read More

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BLOG | Chicago Teachers Union Bulldozes Path to $50B Contract

by Angela Morabito When the entire Chicago school board resigned last week, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) had reason to celebrate. The Read More

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PRESS RELEASE: DFI Joins Four Additional States in their Legal Battle to Block the Biden-Harris Administration’s Radical Title IX Rule

WASHINGTON—While the Defense of Freedom Institute’s legal battle against the Biden-Harris administration’s radical Title IX rule Read More

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PRESS RELEASE: New Defense of Freedom Institute Report Exposes Teacher Unions’ Radical Work to Undermine Democracy, Push Political Ideology into the Classroom

WASHINGTON—Today, the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) released its latest report exposing how the Read More

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PRESS RELEASE: DFI Fights Biden-Harris Administration’s Radical Title IX Rule in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit 

WASHINGTON—Despite preliminary injunctions covering 26 states, including four states represented by the Defense of Freedom Institute for Read More

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PRESS RELEASE: DFI Releases Nationwide Map of Teacher Union Strikes

Teacher Union Strike Map finds over 600 lost instructional days and dozens of illegal strikes WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Read More

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PRESS RELEASE: DFI Launches Education Freedom and Parental Rights Initiative Led by K-12 Education Policy Expert Virginia Gentles

WASHINGTON—As student achievement remains at historic lows and parents across the country demand more K-12 options for their children, Read More

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UPDATE: Registration is Now Open for the Third Education Law & Policy Conference

WASHINGTON—Registration is now open for the third Education Law & Policy Conference hosted by the Defense of Freedom Institute for Read More

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PRESS RELEASE: DFI Urges Supreme Court to Stop Biden’s Latest Student Loan Cancellation Scheme

The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) today called on the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the Biden administration’s Read More

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PRESS RELEASE: New DFI Study Finds Learning Loss Persisted Despite Massive COVID-19 Recovery Funding

Calls into question whether throwing more money at a broken K-12 system can fix it WASHINGTON—As appropriations season in Congress hits Read More

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BLOG | Shunning the Sunlight

If sunlight is the best disinfectant, the Department of Education is desperately trying to avoid a deep cleaning. Read More

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STATEMENT: Judge Rules Biden Title IX Regulation Cannot Go into Effect in Four States Represented by DFI in First-in-the-Nation Federal Lawsuit

The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) President and Co-Founder Bob Eitel released the following statement after the Read More

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BLOG | Shunning the Sunlight

If sunlight is the best disinfectant, the Department of Education is desperately trying to avoid a deep cleaning. Read More

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PRESS RELEASE: DFI Hauls the Biden Administration into Court for the Fourth Time After Public Document Requests Go Unanswered for Years

The latest lawsuit seeks records demonstrating the influence of the teacher unions on the U.S. Department of Education’s management of Read More

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PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Joins Court Battle for Education Freedom for Michigan Families

Today, the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) joined the legal battle to overturn Michigan’s (purportedly) Read More

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The Federalist | Op-Ed: ‘$50 Billion’ Chicago Teachers Union Contract Demands Higher Pay And Lower Expectations

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has kicked off a season of contract negotiations by issuing a $50 billion list of demands that will Read More