Defending Education
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We are a national, grassroots nonprofit empowering parents to advocate for classrooms that educate – not indoctrinate. Join us: https://t.co/9yFRuOvk3k
Joined December 2020
Curious what Defending Education is all about? Defending Ed works to restore political neutrality and the free exchange of ideas in K-12 and higher ed—by exposing what’s happening in classrooms, equipping families, and helping communities hold school leaders accountable. Learn
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.@DefendingEd uncovered the course guide showing classes described as being for black students only — a clear violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 👇 https://t.co/uCQr2yyMRO
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SUMMARY According to documents obtained through a data practices request*, Minneapolis Public Schools’ ethnic studies curriculum features multiple course options which include content such as...
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Civil rights leaders fought to end segregation in schools. Now, a Minneapolis school is reintroducing it under the guise of celebrating cultural identity. https://t.co/an1BLwAyjC
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Read more in our new report: LiberatED: K-12 Liberated Ethnic Studies Industrial Complex.
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The Money and Influence of Ethnic Studies Total school districts: 55 Total spent by districts on ethnic studies: $17,520,788.51 Total federal funds (ESSER/ Title funds) used: $10,127,660.72 SUMMARY...
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Does your child’s school offer ethnic studies? Here’s what you need to know about the far-left programs—often called Liberated or Critical Ethnic Studies—spreading through K-12 schools.
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The University of Minnesota is funneling activist curriculum into K–12 classrooms via lessons pushing “defund the police,” BLM, and the dangers of "white supremacy." ➡️ https://t.co/hOLRQ23fa0
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“States and localities are - and always have been - the primary drivers of education policy, and rightly so; when policymakers are closer to their constituents, they can make decisions that best suit local needs and preferences." @nickineily
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(The Center Square) – U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s statement that the now more than two-week long government shutdown reveals the U.S. Department of Education is unnecessary – an
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Loved joining @RealAmericasVo1 & @jsolomonReports to talk the great American education revolution at the @Moms4Liberty national summit as Vice President for an organization I’m incredibly proud to lead: @DefendingEd
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“THE REVOLUTION IN EDUCATION IS HERE.” @SarahPPerry: “Teachers’ unions are louder because they’re losing power—and moms and dads across America are finally awake, defending their kids, their values, and their future.” @jsolomonreports
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NEA passed a resolution pledging to "defend democracy against Trump’s embrace of fascism by using the term fascism in NEA materials to correctly characterize Donald Trump’s program and actions.” Remember: teacher unions are political operatives w. ZERO interest in education
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Defending Ed found courses focusing on “genocide, slavery, conquest, confinement, immigration, patriarchy, diaspora, [and] capital accumulation,” among other things. Additionally, Defending Ed found free lesson plans in the RIDGS Ethnic Studies Initiative for K–12 teachers and
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Defending Ed’s Reagan Dunn told @FoxNews: “UMN's ethnic studies initiative is proof that the deeply divisive and ideological curriculum contained in ethnic studies is not just a higher education problem. By cloaking outright political activism in academic terms, the program
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Read the latest Defending Ed investigation into ethnic studies courses at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, via @FoxNews.
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Ethnic Studies is the new Critical Race Theory. NEW report from @DefendingEd: https://t.co/XJXo0e5YGb
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Fox News Digital exclusively spoke to members of Defending Education, the group behind a bombshell report on the University of Minnesota's Ethnic Studies Initiative.
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Read more about the Minneapolis Public Schools’ ethnic studies courses from the documents Defending Ed obtained at:
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SUMMARY According to documents obtained through a data practices request*, Minneapolis Public Schools’ ethnic studies curriculum features multiple course options which include content such as...
Minneapolis schools declare capitalism a ‘pillar of white supremacy’ in required ethnic studies classes Some courses require social justice activism.
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Defending Ed’s @RhyenStaley tells the @WashTimes, "The syllabus reveals an insidious side of academia where professors use the time-honored tradition of academic freedom as cover to indoctrinate students into the far-left anti-fascist ideology."
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The City University of New York Graduate Center is offering an English course titled "Global Antifa" that focuses on students taking an active role in the sometimes violent far-left movement
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ICYMI: Defending Ed uncovered documents from CUNY’s ‘Global Antifa’ course promoting far-left activism as academic research.
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Defending Ed submits public comment on faulty NEA data, urging the Institute of Education Sciences to eliminate any and all reliance on the NEA in its annual reports. Read the details at: https://t.co/DbmYW1xS7k
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