Jillian Schneider

A Utah bill to ban public-sector unions, such as teachers’ unions, from collective bargaining with public employers was signed by Gov. Spencer Cox on Friday. HB 267 does nothing to prevent employees from joining a union. It merely stops unions from being the sole negotiator between the government and its employees. State Sen. Kirk Cullimore, R-District […]

Higher education programs in school counseling are facing backlash for buying into what critics call woke ideology infecting K-12 education. According to information compiled by Parents Defending Education (PDE) about the curriculum and funding of colleges offering degrees in school counseling, hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on programs full of social justice […]

A bunch of California teachers have dumped their union in favor of an independent, dues-free group.  Teachers in the Blochman Union School District have voted to leave their National Education Association (NEA) and California Teachers Association (CTA) affiliated union and start the brand new Blochman Teachers Group.  The effort began last summer, when a Blochman […]

Question: What do bright yellow scarves and education freedom have in common? Answer: National School Choice Week. And it’s taking America by storm. The nonprofit National School Choice Week (NSCW) aims to empower parents and raise awareness of the growing number of school models and funding programs available. NSCW 2025 is Jan. 26 through Feb. […]

A government report released incriminating data last week that dispels the myth that public education serves all students equally. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights report compiles nationwide numbers from the 2021-22 school year on a range of topics. New data points included tracking the number of “nonbinary” students, who were reported […]

A Virginia Democrat has filed a bill to severely restrict homeschooling in her state. Sen. Stella Pekarsky, D-Centreville, filed SB 1031 earlier this month that adds significant red tape for families wishing to homeschool their children. The bill would require all students between the ages of 5 and 18 to attend a public or private […]

The National Education Association has prepared its members for President Donald Trump’s second term by discussing how to protect immigrants and consulting the ACLU. Videos of the NEA Webinar, hosted on Wednesday, were obtained by Parents Defending Education (PDE). The webinar began with the transgender student director of the Washington Education Association, Caitlin Ehlers, giving […]

The Thomas More Society has asked incoming President Donald Trump to pardon 21 pro-life advocates who were unjustly persecuted by the Biden administration. In a letter sent days before Trump’s inauguration, the Catholic group pleaded its case. “These peaceful pro-life Americans mistreated by Biden include grandparents, pastors, a Holocaust survivor, and a Catholic priest – […]

Wyoming’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder announced her legislative priorities for the upcoming year – including universal school choice. “Our future is under attack by extreme ideologies and federal overreach that have no place in Wyoming,” Degenfelder said in a press release Sunday. “This legislative agenda is about standing firm against this assault, protecting […]

A parent advocacy group has blown the whistle on racial segregation in Washington D.C.’s public schools. Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Thursday, alleging District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is violating the Civil Rights Act and the Fourteenth Amendment with a racially […]