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Report finds discriminatory hiring practices run rampant in K-12 schools<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Press Release, August 24, 2023<\/p>\n

Low-income students missing out on at least $736 million in federal Covid aid<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Press Release, March 20, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n

State update: Illinois plans to allocate remaining aid to nonpublic schools<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Blog, March 18, 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Public-School Districts Perpetuate Left-Wing Bias through Discriminatory Hiring Practices, Watchdog Finds<\/a><\/strong>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>National Review
<\/em>September 29, 2023<\/p>\n

Report: Public Schools Pick Teachers Based On Their Allegiance To Cultural Marxism<\/strong><\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The Federalist<\/em>
September 14, 2023<\/p>\n

Elementary school teachers must now embrace DEI principles to get hired at many public schools: study<\/a><\/strong>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>New York Post
<\/em>September 9, 2023<\/p>\n

DEI hiring practices in K-12 schools require teachers to show commitment to left-wing ideology: Watchdog<\/span><\/a><\/strong>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Fox News
<\/em>September 2, 2023<\/p>\n

Patrick Hughes on Fox News: New report on DEI hiring practices in K-12 schools<\/strong><\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Fox News
<\/em>August 30, 2023<\/p>\n

The Hidden Racial Bias in K-12 Education<\/strong><\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>RealClearEducation
<\/em>August 28, 2023<\/p>\n

School districts question applicants on diversity, equity commitment during hiring process<\/a><\/strong>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Daily Caller<\/em>
August 22, 2023<\/p>\n

WJLA ABC 7: New report highlights possible political and racial discrimination in hiring practices of K-12 teachers<\/a><\/strong>,<\/span> WJLA ABC 7
August 18, 2023<\/p>\n

Patrick Hughes on Fox Business: Covid relief not reaching students<\/a><\/strong>,<\/span>\u00a0Fox Business
<\/em>April 11, 2023<\/p>\n

Why aren\u2019t governors using millions in COVID funds for students?<\/strong><\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>New York Post
<\/em>April 1, 2023<\/p>\n

Hundreds Of Millions Of COVID-19 Aid Never Reached K-12 School Districts: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0Daily Caller<\/em>
March 31, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n

Watchdog says $736 million in COVID relief funds failed to reach nonpublic schools<\/strong><\/a><\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0Washington Examiner<\/em>
March 30, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n

How Did More Than $700 Million in Covid Aid For Schools Go Missing?<\/strong><\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Townhall
March 28, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n

Patrick Hughes on Brad Carlson<\/a><\/strong>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Northern Alliance Radio \u2013 Brad Carlson
<\/bdi><\/em>March 26, 2023<\/p>\n

Patrick Hughes on The Tennessee Star Report<\/strong><\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0The Tennessee Star Report
<\/em>March 24, 2023<\/p>\n

National Opportunity Project founder Patrick Hughes details the misallocation of COVID dollars to private schools<\/strong><\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The Tennessee Star
<\/em>March 24, 2023<\/p>\n

Patrick Hughes on The Lars Larson Show: Where did the millions in Covid funding to schools end up?<\/b><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>The Lars Larson Show
<\/em>March 21, 2023<\/p>\n

Over $700 million in COVID aid for US schools never made it to the classroom: study<\/strong><\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Fox News
<\/em>March 17, 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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