PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Urges Department of Education to Rescind Politically Motivated Biden-Era Accreditation Guidance
WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) is urging the new leadership at the U.S. Read More
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Arlington Public Schools for Failing to Protect Women and Girls from Sexual Harassment in School-Operated Locker Rooms
WASHINGTON— Today, the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Read More
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Applauds President Trump’s Executive Order on Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling
WASHINGTON—Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) President and Co-Founder Bob Eitel released the following statement on… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Celebrates President Trump’s Executive Order on Education Freedom
WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute’s (DFI) Co-Founder Jim Blew released the following statement in support of President… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Releases Statement on ‘Dismal’ Nation’s Report Card Results
WASHINGTON—Defense of Freedom Institute Co-Founder Jim Blew released the following statement on the National Assessment of Educational… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Applauds President Trump’s Executive Order on Gender Ideology, Releases Model Title IX Regulatory Code to Aid in Implementing Crucial Reforms
WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) released today a comprehensive Model Title IX Regulatory… Read More
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
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
PRESS RELEASE: Leading Public Interest Law Firms Release Title IX Resource Guide and Host National Webinar as School Districts Face Complex and Hostile Regulatory Landscape
WASHINGTON—As K-12 education leaders across the country face an increasingly complex Title IX regulatory regime… Read More
by Angela Morabito When the entire Chicago school board resigned last week, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) had reason to celebrate. The… Read More
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
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Calls on the Supreme Court to Protect Children and Uphold Tennessee’s Ban on Irreversible Gender Transition Treatments for Minors
WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Read More
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
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
Teacher Union Strike Map finds over 600 lost instructional days and dozens of illegal strikes WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom… Read More
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
Fox News | OP-ED: Chicago teachers union locks 320,000 kids out of class so they can be indoctrinated by the DNC
Enrollment drops 50,000 students but Chicago teachers want $50B for… Read More
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
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
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
If sunlight is the best disinfectant, the Department of Education is desperately trying to avoid a deep cleaning. Read More
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