ENDORSEMENT: PDE Action Endorses House Resolution 531 and Senate Bill 120, the Educational Choice for Children Act
September 7, 2023 PDE Action is proud to join an extensive coalition of supporters for the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA). School choice is fundamentally an issue of parental… Read More
STATEMENT: PDE Action Endorses Rep. Fitzgerald’s STUDENT Act
July 19, 2023 PDE Action is proud to support Representative Scott Fitzgerald’s Stopping Teachers Unions from Damaging Educational Needs Today (STUDENT) Act—a bill to bring crucial reforms to the National… Read More
STATEMENT: PDE Action Supports Governor Youngkin’s Model Parental Rights Policies
July 19, 2020 Making good on his campaign promises, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin released the finalized version of his “Model Policies on Ensuring Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for All Students… Read More
ENDORSEMENT: PDE Action Endorses Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023
April 20, 2023 Enacted in 1972, Title IX is extraordinarily important for a variety of reasons, including fairness, safety, and privacy of female athletic competitors. It is clearly established1 that… Read More
TESTIMONY: House Judiciary Committee Hearing on ‘Free Speech: The Biden Administration’s Chilling of Parents’ Fundamental Rights’
March 23, 2023 Today, Parents Defending Education’s President and PDE Action’s Executive Director Nicole Neily provided testimony to the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government. The… Read More
ENDORSEMENT: PDE Action Endorses HR 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act
March 10, 2023 Apolitical parents have spoken up over the last two years about troubling curriculum and violence occurring in public schools. There is an intentional and universal lack of… Read More
ENDORSEMENT: Senator Mike Lee’s CHOICE Act Gives Opportunity to American Families
January 25, 2023 Education choice is fundamentally a parental rights issue. PDE Action firmly believes that all parents—regardless of their socioeconomic status—have the right to make the best… Read More
STATEMENT: So-Called “Children’s Bill of Rights” Subverts Parental Authority
January 20, 2023 Over the past three years, Florida has emerged a leader in the fight for parental rights, educational transparency, and depoliticized classrooms. While other states forced students to… Read More
PDE Action Joins Coalition Calling on Gov. Kristi Noem to Condemn Midwest Gender Identity Summit
December 21, 2022 PDE Action joined more than a dozen other organizations in calling on South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to condemn the 3rd Annual Midwest Gender Identity Summit and… Read More
PDE Action Endorses Representative Virginia Foxx’s Parental Right to Protect Act
December 15, 2022 Today, PDE Action proudly endorses House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx’s Parental Right to Protect Act. This legislation ensures that parents cannot be… Read More
TESTIMONY: Pennsylvania Senate Bill 996, the Parental Rights Protection Act
Chair Argall, Minority Chair Street, and Senators of the State Government Committee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak to you today. My name is Alex Nester, and… Read More
STATEMENT: Delegate Elizabeth Guzman to Introduce Bill Criminalizing Parents Who Won’t Affirm Child’s ‘Gender Identity’
October 14, 2022 Last night, Virginia Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D.) made alarming remarks during an interview with ABC 7 news. The delegate, who last year filed one bill aimed… Read More
PDE Action Endorses Senator Tim Scott’s ‘PROTECT’ Kids Act
September 20, 2022 Across the country, school districts are adopting gender policies that demonize parents and exclude them from vital information about their child’s mental health and wellbeing. Often, these… Read More
STATEMENT: Virginia Board of Education Postpones Vote
on Politicized History Standards
September 15, 2022 Yesterday, the Virginia Board of Education postponed a vote to approve an updated K-12 history curriculum that PDE Action has criticized as politically biased and lacking in… Read More
PDE Action Endorses Senator Tim Scott’s ‘RECOVER’ Act
August 8, 2022 Virtual learning took an immeasurable toll on the well-being and academic performance of American students during the coronavirus pandemic. Despite receiving billions of dollars in federal aid… Read More