News May 26, 2025
PODCAST: Tony de Nicola on School Choice in the “Big, Beautiful” Reconciliation Bill
Education Freedom, K-12 Education
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RESPECT Title IX Act Summary
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
News May 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: On Fifth Anniversary of DeVos Rule, DFI Releases Its Model Title IX Law, the ‘RESPECT Title IX Act’
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
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MODEL LAW: RESPECT Title IX Act (Annotated Version)
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
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MODEL LAW: RESPECT Title IX Act
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
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REPORT: DFI 2024 Annual Report
Accreditation, Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Apr 7, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Files Title IX Complaint Against Minnesota Education Department and Two Public School Districts for Forcing Girls to Share Intimate Facilities with Boys
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Minnesota Department of Education, Minneapolis Public Schools, and St. Paul Public Schools “Gender Identity” Policies and Practices in Violation of Title IX
K-12 Education, 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
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AMICUS BRIEF: Mahmoud v. Taylor
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Parents' Rights
News Feb 28, 2025
CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY: Education Freedom and Parental Rights Director Ginny Gentles Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee on ‘Federal Investments in Elementary Education’
Education Freedom, K-12 Education
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CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY: DFI’s Education Freedom and Parental Rights Director Ginny Gentles Testifies at House Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing on Federal Investments in K-12 Education
Education Freedom, K-12 Education
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LETTER: To Senate HELP Committee in Support of Education Secretary Nominee Linda McMahon
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Education Freedom, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Jan 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Celebrates President Trump’s Executive Order on Education Freedom
Education Freedom, K-12 Education, Teacher Unions
News Jan 29, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Releases Statement on ‘Dismal’ Nation’s Report Card Results
Education Freedom, K-12 Education
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PUBLIC COMMENT: U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
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PUBLIC COMMENT: U.S. Department of Education Monitoring of Section 8546 Prohibition on Aiding and Abetting Sexual Abuse
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
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VIDEO: Protecting Title IX Webinar
K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Nov 12, 2024
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
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
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RESOURCE: Protecting Title IX: A Resource Guide for School Boards
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Oct 8, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: New Defense of Freedom Institute Report Exposes Teacher Unions’ Radical Work to Undermine Democracy, Push Political Ideology into the Classroom
K-12 Education, Teacher Unions
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REPORT: Summer of Woke III, The Empire Strikes Back
K-12 Education, Teacher Unions
News Sep 4, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Releases Nationwide Map of Teacher Union Strikes
K-12 Education, Teacher Unions
News Sep 3, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Launches Education Freedom and Parental Rights Initiative Led by K-12 Education Policy Expert Virginia Gentles
Education Freedom, K-12 Education, Parents' Rights

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