Since 2023, Defending Education has tracked 1,200+ school districts with policies allowing schools to hide a child’s gender identity from their parents. Schools should not be in the business of telling kids to keep secrets from their families. 🎙️ Andrew Wilkow | SiriusXM Patriot

I exposed this practice in our district in 2018 & forced a vote for parental notification- which FAILED 3-2! Fortunately we had great leaders at the state level & passed the Florida Parents’ Bill of Rights & Parental Rights in Education Act to end this practice. Even after many

At Annual Meeting, Largest Teachers Union Admits It’s An Activist Front thefederalist.com/2026/03/12/at-…

Detrans Awareness Day is a reminder that identity decisions can have lasting consequences. Policies allowing schools to hide a student’s gender transition from parents are dangerous. These are serious situations where children need the guidance and support of their families.

Yet, some schools have parental exclusion policies. Defending Education has identified 1,200+ school districts nationwide with policies allowing or encouraging staff to keep a student’s gender identity hidden from parents. 👇 defendinged.org/investigations…

Maybe our Government Oversight Committee should look into this Daniel McCay

Now the union is saying it out loud—>

The consistently lobby to close schools. They consistently tell us that "civics" means using students as foot soldiers for their chosen causes, all of which align with the far left. These are bad actors.

A panel of education experts recently warned that NC lacks state-level data on K-12 student civic literacy, a fact that could be contributing to bias in the classrooms. #ncga #ncpol carolinajournal.com/education-expe…

The U.S. Department of Education is sending a clear message: if schools want federal funding, they must comply with federal civil rights law.

Happy to discuss civic education with Mike Shires America First Policy Institute and Paul Runko at the outstanding Carolina Liberty Conference last month! John Locke Foundation Carolina Journal

Re the Mirabelli v Bonta decision: The Supreme Court voted 6–3 in favor of a group of parents challenging a school district policy and California law that required school officials to keep a student’s gender identity information from parents. In Mirabelli v Bonta, the Court

"National Education Association leaders yearn to secure and maintain political power, even at the expense of supporting the kind of high-quality education our children deserve." - Defending Education's Terry Stoops

Defending Education Terry Stoops Full piece in The Federalist: thefederalist.com/2026/03/12/at-…

When two-thirds of CPS students can't read at grade level, the focus should be on getting kids back in the classroom — not closing schools for political protests.

"Public schools providing financial incentives based on race is racial discrimination, plain and simple." Paul Runko foxnews.com/us/minnesota-s…

Teachers say the profession has changed dramatically, citing less discipline, lower standards, and more politics in the classroom. This should be a wake-up call.

Students were taught reading using “Balanced Literacy,” a method that replaces phonics with guessing words based on context. This is the outcome of education being driven by ideology.

Full piece in The Daily Signal: dailysignal.com/2026/03/15/the…

Today, I officially filed for re-election as South Carolina’s Superintendent of Education! 🍎 When I first ran for this office, I promised to focus on the fundamentals: serving students, supporting teachers, and empowering parents. Together, we’ve delivered real results.