News Mar 16, 2026
PODCAST: | “Freedom to Learn:” Concerned Parents and Students in New Richmond, Wisconsin Receive National Attention
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Mar 10, 2026
PODCAST: | “Freedom to Learn:” Melissa Batie Smoose and Vernadette Broyles on Courage, Consequences, & the Future of Title IX
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Post Secondary Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
resource
SUPPLEMENTAL CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Supplemental Materials Supporting DFI’S Complaint Related to “Gender Identity” Policies and Practices of Shawnee Mission Public Schools
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Feb 11, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Maryland State Department of Education and Several Maryland School Districts for Title IX and FERPA Violations
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Parents' Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
resource
CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Title IX and FERPA Complaints Against Maryland State Department of Education, Montgomery County Public Schools, Prince George’s County Public Schools, and Frederick County Public Schools
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Federal Oversight, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Jan 22, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Files Amicus Brief Supporting U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Funding Cuts to New York City Schools Violating Title IX
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
resource
AMICUS BRIEF: The Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York v. U.S. Department of Education
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Dec 31, 2025
PODCAST: | “Freedom to Learn:” How is the Trump Administration “Returning Education to the States”?
Federal Oversight, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
resource
LETTER: From DFI to the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Regarding Title IX Rulemaking
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Federal Oversight, Title IX and Equal Protection
resource
LETTER: From DFI to Chairman Cassidy Regarding the Senate HELP Committee’s Investigation of States’ Defiance of Title IX
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Dec 1, 2025
Fox News | Op-Ed: Want wokeness out of schools? End woke teacher training
Education Freedom, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection, Title VI and Equal Protection
resource
CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Supplemental Title IX Complaint Against American University
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Nov 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: New DFI Report Shows Despite Cratering Public Support, Teacher Unions Fight to Keep DEI and Gender Ideology Alive
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection
resource
CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Supplemental Title IX Complaint Against Fairfax County Public Schools
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
resource
CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Title IX Complaint Against Carroll County Public Schools
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Oct 31, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Maryland School District for Policy Requiring Boys and Girls to Share Locker Rooms in Violation of Title IX
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
resource
CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: American University’s Violations of Title IX in Carrying out a Grievance Process for Allegations of Sexual Harassment
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Concerning South Colonie Central School District’s Policies and Practices Concerning Gender Identity
South Colonie Central School District
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Concerning Topeka Public Schools’ Policies and Practices Concerning Gender Identity
Topeka Public Schools
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Concerning Shawnee Mission School District’s Policies and Practices Concerning Gender Identity
Shawnee Mission School District
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Concerning Olathe Public Schools’ Policies and Practices Concerning Gender Identity
Olathe Public Schools
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Concerning Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools’ Policies and Practices Concerning Gender Identity
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools
Title IX and Equal Protection
resource
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
News Sep 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Fairfax County Public Schools for Authorizing a Boy to Repeatedly Use the Girls’ Locker Room
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection

Keep up to date with DFI