A recent Harvard study has added to a tidal wave of evidence that school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the academic growth… Read More
President and Cofounder of the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI), Robert S. Eitel, released the following statement on… Read More
WASHINGTON—Today, the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme… Read More
Press Release: DFI Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Chicago-area School District Over Race-Based Grading System
WASHINGTON—Today, the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of… Read More
DFI Argues in SCOTUS Brief that Harvard’s Dirty Admissions Practices—Including its Personality Penalty for Asian-American Applicants—Discredit Its Stated Desire to Promote Diversity
WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) has joined the fight to end discriminatory… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Joins Coalition of Ed & Tech Groups Urging Congress to Investigate NewsGaurd & American Federation of Teachers Partnership
WASHINGTON – Today, DFI joined leaders in education and tech policy from 19 organizations and sent a letter to the Chairs and Ranking… Read More
This piece was originally published in Education Next on April 11, 2022 President Biden recently unveiled his 2023 budget request for the… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Challenges Department of Education’s Proposed Rule for Charter School Program
Says proposed rule demonstrates gross Federal overreach, would chill charter school expansion WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse Coalition Urges Biden Administration to Protect Women’s Sports, Due Process, and Survivors’ Rights in Title IX
WASHINGTON—In an open letter to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education (ED)… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: DFI, Betsy DeVos Join Fight to Protect Public School Coach’s Right to Pray
WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies joined forces with former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to… Read More
Why are higher education institutions and the Biden administration “eyes wide shut” when it comes to Chinese espionage and undue… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Investigates DOJ’s Decision to End “China Initiative”
WASHINGTON—As the Biden Administration weakens enforcement of Federal programs meant to keep in check the Chinese Communists Party’s… Read More
Hires two experts to lead higher education and Teacher Union Accountability Project work WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Demands Answers on Biden Administration’s Weakened Oversight of Foreign Money Pouring into U.S. Universities
Changes come amid a nearly 400% increase in foreign gifts from countries like China to University of Pennsylvania… Read More
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Hires Veteran DOJ, ED Department Attorney to Lead Federal Agency Oversight Work
WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) announced today that veteran attorney Paul Moore will serve as… Read More
This is School Choice Week—an event that celebrates the movement that has been advocating for decades to expand the rights of families… Read More
Why You Should Pay Attention to the Student Loan Forgiveness Debate. Much ink has been spilled criticizing the Biden administration’s… Read More
We’re hearing from across the country that teacher union leaders are again calling to close schools and keep them closed, this… Read More
The last year has challenged our great nation. School district lockdowns driven by teacher union bosses. Catastrophic learning loss. Read More
By: Robert S. Eitel This week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Carson v. Makin, an education and religious freedom case… Read More
As descendants of the Pilgrims, here’s what my family will be remembering this… Read More
Defense of Freedom Institute Launches Teacher Unions Accountability Project Calls on parents, teachers, and other student advocates to… Read More
Robert S. Eitel, President of the Defense of Freedom Institute released the following statement after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer… Read More