News May 1, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Statement on Department of Education’s Action to Reform Broken Accreditation System
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education
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PUBLIC COMMENT: U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2026–2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®)
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
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AMICUS BRIEF: State of Florida v. U.S Secretary of Education (11th Circuit Court of Appeals)
Accreditation, Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Complaint Against the Ilinois State Board of Education and Chicago Public Schools Arising from “Gender Identity” Policies and Practices in Violation of Title IX
Federal Oversight, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Mar 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Statement on Staff Reductions at U.S. Department of Education
Education Freedom, Federal Oversight, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education
News Mar 4, 2025
Washington Examiner | Op-Ed: Linda McMahon should loose the DOGE dogs on Biden’s loan forgiveness
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Arlington Public Schools
Federal Oversight, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Nov 25, 2024
Washington Examiner | Op-Ed: Give the DOGE a bone: Musk and Ramaswamy can fix Biden’s broken FAFSA
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
News Nov 20, 2024
STATEMENT: DFI Releases Statement on Nomination of Linda McMahon as U.S. Secretary of Education
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Education Freedom, Federal Oversight
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PUBLIC COMMENT: U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Rulemaking on TRIO, Distance Education, and Return to Title IV
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
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FOIA REQUEST: Records Referencing DFI or our Employees
Federal Oversight
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Referencing DFI or our Employees
Department of Education
Federal Oversight
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LETTER: U.S. Office of Special Counsel Regarding Hatch Act Complaint Against Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
Federal Oversight
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Regarding the Department’s Implementation of the New FAFSA
Department of Education
Federal Oversight, Student Loans
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Regarding Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s Partisan Email on SAVE
Department of Education
Federal Oversight, Student Loans
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AMICUS BRIEF: Alaska v. U.S. Department of Education
Federal Oversight, Student Loans
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LETTER: Office of the Inspector General Regarding the Department of Education’s Failure to Comply with the Freedom of Information Act
Federal Oversight, FOIA Policies
News Jun 14, 2024
BLOG | Shunning the Sunlight
Federal Oversight
News Jun 5, 2024
BLOG | Shunning the Sunlight
Federal Oversight
News May 29, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Hauls the Biden Administration into Court for the Fourth Time After Public Document Requests Go Unanswered for Years
Education Freedom, Federal Oversight, Teacher Unions
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REPORT: Fumbling FOIA-How the Biden Education Department’s Stonewalling Undermines the Public’s Right to Know
Education Freedom, Federal Oversight, Teacher Unions
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LAWSUIT: DFI v. U.S. Department of Education (Charter School Programs FOIA)
Education Freedom, Federal Oversight, K-12 Education, Teacher Unions
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Related to U.S. Department of Education Telework Policies and Practices
Department of Education
Federal Oversight
News Mar 28, 2024
Real Clear Education | Op-Ed: Biden Administration’s Rule Change Threatens Funding for the Most Disadvantaged Students
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans

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