Parents Defending Education Newsletter 01.12.25

Nicole Neily, Parents Defending Education
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Sun, Jan 12 at 8:15 AM

Parents Defending Education

Wilda,

I send you a newsletter every week to keep you up to date on stories and resources of interest. Here’s the update for this week.

Majority Of American Parents Oppose Teaching Kids Transgender Ideology | Daily Wire

The Daily Wire’s exclusive report on PDE’s nationwide poll of parents reveals that 75% oppose school officials withholding information about students’ gender identity from their parents. In fact, the majority of parents polled do not want teachers instructing elementary school students about sexual orientation and gender identity at all.
“It’s refreshing to see even more confirmation that the people think this ubiquitous trend of facilitating gender transitions behind the backs of parents is madness and needs to stop,” PDE Director of Outreach Erika Sanzi said.N.J. ditches basic skills tests for teachers; why? | The National DeskTeachers in New Jersey no longer need to take the basic skills test to be certified thanks to a new law that took effect on January 1. In this interview with The National Desk, PDE Director of Outreach Erika Sanzi explains why the law is good for the National Education Association (America’s largest teachers’ union), which wants to increase its number of dues-paying members, but bad for students, who are still trying to recover from pandemic-related learning losses.

Jefferson County Public Schools hires staff based on "minority" status; prioritizes partnerships specifically with minority-owned businesses | Parents Defending EducationThe latest Critical Race Theory & Equity incident reported on PDE’s website uncovers that the Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky is seeking a “Diversity Hiring Specialist” to help the district hire teachers based on race instead of merit.
The district’s “Economic Diversity/Equity Program Review Committee” and minority-enterprise coordinator already prioritize “minority status” when procuring contracts with vendors and service providers for its schools.

Wilda, thank you for your continued support of Parents Defending Education and our efforts to investigate, expose, and combat the politicized agenda overtaking America’s K-12 classrooms.

In gratitude,
Nicole Neily
President
Parents Defending Education

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