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PUBLIC COMMENT: Updates to the Accreditation Handbook
Accreditation, Post Secondary Education
News Nov 25, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: DFI President and Co-Founder Bob Eitel Appointed to National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity
Accreditation, Post Secondary Education
News Nov 24, 2025
PODCAST: | “Freedom to Learn:” Is AI yet another seductive and “innovative” edu-fad that will harm students?
K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education
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AMICUS BRIEF: Everglades College, Inc. v. Linda McMahon, U.S. Secretary of Education
Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
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VIDEO: Highlights from DFI’s 2025 Education Law & Policy Conference
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Education Freedom, Federal Oversight, Foreign Influence in Higher Education, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection
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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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PUBLIC COMMENT: U.S. Department of Education’s Intent to Receive Public Feedback for the Development of Propsed Regulations and Establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
Accreditation, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
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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REPORT: DFI 2024 Annual Report
Accreditation, Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection
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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
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, Restructuring the U.S. Department of 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
News Feb 10, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Urges Department of Education to Rescind Politically Motivated Biden-Era Accreditation Guidance
Accreditation, Post Secondary Education
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LETTER: U.S. Department of Education Guidance Concerning Accreditation Agencies
Accreditation, Post Secondary Education
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Rutgers University Resolution Agreement
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Post Secondary Education, Title VI and Equal Protection
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PUBLIC COMMENT: U.S. Department of Education’s NPRM on Student Debt Cancellation Based on Hardship
Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
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
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VIDEO: How is the Biden-Harris Administration Still Cancelling Student Loans?
Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
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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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CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Drexel University Resolution Agreement
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Post Secondary Education, Title VI and Equal Protection

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