Defense of Freedom Institute

This Freedom Friday, DFI celebrates New York’s commitment to participate in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, which will transform students’ lives through much-needed school choice. chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/0…

Randi Weingarten is using teachers' retirement funds to bully Target into adopting her anti-ICE, pro-illegal immigration agenda. @AngelaLMorabito shares more on @Newsmax.

This graduation season, many diplomas are nothing more than participation trophies. “This is not a student-focused system,” @ImBrettCooper says of falling academic standards.

@SarahPPerry @DefendingEd Watch this episode on YouTube: loom.ly/9C-pjbc Apple Podcasts: loom.ly/jRhjg6E Learn more: dfipolicy.org/freedomtolearn

12.5 million children attend a school district with gender secrecy policies allowing staff to hide students' gender transitions from their parents. @SarahPPerry, Vice President and Legal Fellow for @DefendingEd, warns that this "scandal of national proportions" will be detrimental if not addressed.

Learn more about how CPS is violating the rights of students and parents: dfipolicy.org/ljc-title-ix-c…

.@EdWorkforceCmte Chairman @RepWalberg has subpoenaed Chicago Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Macquline King after she refused to testify about her district's parental rights practices and Title IX noncompliance. DFI and @LJCenter filed a federal complaint over CPS' unlawful policies last year.

Unlimited federal student lending drove tuition inflation and left taxpayers holding the bag. 💰 We joined a coalition led by @DFIPolicy supporting the @usedgov RISE Rule because it: ✓ Lowers college costs ✓ Promotes institutional accountability ✓ Saves taxpayers billions Congress should keep advancing higher ed reforms that put students first.

Loved my time on the @DFIPolicy "Freedom to Learn" podcast talking ABA Accreditation, Teacher's Unions, Gender Identity, and more. Tun in here: youtu.be/ayUshxPdbxA?si… via @YouTube

Education shouldn't be a partisan issue, @AngelaLMorabito tells @Newsmax. It's become a lightning rod because teacher union bosses are mistreating students, parents, and teacher members to serve their own political goals.

"Are we citizens, or are we subjects?" Sen. Sampson (@SampsonforCT) rebukes Connecticut’s “Parent-managed Learning” bill, which allows the state to impose onerous regulations on homeschooling families.

We're joined by @Americafirstlegal, @A1Policy, @afphq, @defendinged, @protectionequal, @LJCenter, @ManhattanInst, @NASorg, @PrestonCooper93, and @madisonfaith_m in backing the RISE Rule. loom.ly/zoXIlRU

DFI is leading a coalition of sixteen expert advocates in support of a new @usedgov rule that will lower college costs for students and save taxpayers billions.

DFI is leading a coalition of sixteen expert advocates in support of a new @usedgov rule that will lower college costs for students and save taxpayers billions.

WATCH: University of Michigan professor Derek Peterson hailed the pro-Hamas activists who have caused chaos and discrimination on campus. The university president later apologized, but more than 1,000 faculty members and students are calling on him to retract the apology.

We’re bringing it back:” @POTUS reinstates the Presidential Fitness Test, which promotes athletic excellence in K-12 students.

Learn more about Mick: dfipolicy.org/press-release-…

DFI is proud to welcome Dr. Mitchell “Mick” Zais to our Board of Directors. A retired U.S. Army Brigadier General and former Newberry College president, South Carolina State Superintendent of Education, and Deputy U.S. Secretary of Education, Dr. Zais brings decades of leadership to DFI’s work.

Great to see! Dallas ISD has reported a 24% increase in library checkouts this year following Texas’ classroom cellphone ban. cbsnews.com/texas/news/dal…

Major win for students and teachers in Arkansas! Jacob Oliva, Secretary of Education for Arkansas, joined our podcast to discuss the LEARNS Act and how Education Freedom Accounts expand options and opportunities for students and families across the state. Listen here: youtube.com/watch?si=3LmCA… #ArkansasLEARNS #TeachArkansas