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Watchdog says SPLC’s Learning for Justice materials appear in K–12 resources across 169 districts in 42 states as SPLC faces federal fraud indictment

Education

May 12, 2026

Watchdog says SPLC’s Learning for Justice materials appear in K–12 resources across 169 districts in 42 states as SPLC faces federal fraud indictment

Defending Education published a report saying the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) education program Learning for Justice (previously Teaching Tolerance) has bee...

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Education

Mar 26, 2026

Advocacy Group Asks Education Department to Reopen Civil-Rights Inquiry into LAUSD’s Black Student Achievement Plan After Alleged Hot-Mic Admission

Defending Education filed an earlier complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on July 11, 2023, alleging the Los Angeles Unifi...

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Complaint Challenges Wellesley Admissions Policy

Higher Education

Jun 27, 2026

Complaint Challenges Wellesley Admissions Policy

On June 25 Defending Education filed a Title IX complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights alleging Wellesley College has admitted bio...

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