Real Clear Education | Op-Ed: Higher Ed Should Disclose China Ties Or Lose Federal Funding
China, like many of our global adversaries, is attempting nothing short of espionage via America’s colleges and universities — buying… Read More
Wall Street Journal | Op-Ed: Biden Doesn’t Have the Power to Cancel Student Debt
Five former education secretaries tell the Supreme Court that his debt cancellation program would fundamentally alter the separation of… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: Five Former U.S. Secretaries of Education Join DFI’s Fight to Protect Taxpayers, Stop Biden’s Illegal Student Loan Cancellation Scheme
WASHINGTON—Five former U.S. secretaries of education—Betsy DeVos, Margaret Spellings, Rod Paige, Lamar Alexander… Read More
This week marks Celebrate Catholic Schools Week, and there’s a lot to celebrate. From the fact that they were among the first to reopen… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Combats the Biden Administration’s Abuse of Power, Fights for Women’s Rights and the Rule of Law in Title IX Case Before the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) filed a friend of the court brief today in The State of Tennessee… Read More
If someone were to read the public statements from the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)… Read More
Fox News | Op-Ed: Ron DeSantis’s Blueprint to Dominate Teachers’ Union Bosses
Governor DeSantis announced to Florida school board members and future candidates in December an ambitious "Freedom Blueprint" that would… Read More
NEW REPORT: DFI Exposes How Unions Use Collective Bargaining Agreements to Force Woke Ideology on Teachers and Students
WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) released a new report today revealing how teacher union bosses use… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: DFI-Led Coalition of Former Education Department Officials Calls on the Biden Administration to End Its “Politically Motivated Harassment” of Florida’s Governor, Legislature
WASHINGTON—Led by the Defense of Freedom Institute (DFI), a group of former U.S. Department of Education (ED) policy experts is calling… Read More
Donald Trump’s announcement that he will seek the White House in 2024 serves as a timely reminder that, while many of the high-profile… Read More
Press Release: DFI Awarded Prestigious Heritage Foundation Innovation Prize for Work on Combating Communist China’s Influence in American Education
WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute announced today it has been awarded The Heritage Foundation’s Innovation Prize for its… Read More
The fall season finds the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) in a flurry of activity—no pre-holiday slump here. From… Read More
DFI Releases Statement on Dismal Nation’s Report Card Results
WASHINGTON–The Defense of Freedom Institute (DFI) released the following statement from DFI Co-Founder Jim Blew after the latest… Read More
DFI Calls on Department of Education IG to Request an Immediate Pause on Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation, Protect Taxpayers from Waste, Fraud and Abuse
WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute (DFI) is calling on the U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office of the Inspector General to… Read More
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water… Any kid growing up the mid-1970s will never forget the summer when the… Read More
Biden’s Controversial Title IX Rule Receives Record Breaking 163,000 Comments with Four Days Left in Public Comment Period
WASHINGTON—As the Biden Administration pushes forward with its radical re-write of Title IX, the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy… Read More
Student loan cancellation is a stop on the path to “free” community… Read More
WASHINGTON—As America’s students head back to school, the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) is shedding light on… Read More
DFI Releases Statement on President Biden’s Illegal Loan Forgiveness Plan
Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) President Robert S. Eitel released the following statement on President… Read More
DFI Warns of the False Promise of President Biden’s ‘Free College’ Proposal
WASHINGTON—On the heels of President Joe Biden signing the “Inflation Reduction Act”, a bill which codifies many of the… Read More
Registration is now open for the inaugural Education Law & Policy Conference hosted by the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy… Read More
Biden and the progressives are using the Title IX regulatory process as a vehicle for radical cultural and social change in American… Read More
Biden and the progressives are using the Title IX regulatory process as a vehicle for radical cultural and social change in American… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Joins 2025 Presidential Transition Project Advisory Board
WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) announced today that it has joined the Heritage Foundation’s 2025… Read More