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Issue Brief
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April 21, 2026
Getting DEI out of IDEA: End Racial Quotas in Special Education
In November 2025, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) turned 50 years old. It provides states and school districts with $15.4 billion per year and requires schools to identify and address the needs of students with disabilities (Dragoo, 2026). In 2004, Congress reauthorized IDEA recognizing a concern that Black students were being identified with disabilities at higher rates than White students. Congress therefore required states to collect data from school districts to determine whether there is a “significant disproportionality” by race in special education identification or discipline (20 U.S.C. § 1418(d)).
Statement
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April 17, 2026
AFPI-GA Calls for the Return of Education Authority to the States
The America First Policy Institute’s Georgia Chapter (AFPI-GA) issued the following statement as the House Rules Committee blocked House Resolution 1789 from moving forward, which would support the dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education and the return of education authority to the states.
Statement
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April 16, 2026
Education Freedom Expands in Tennessee
Today, Erika Donalds, chair of Education Opportunity at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), issued the following statement on the passage of Tennessee Senate Bill 2247 and House Bill 2532 which nearly doubles the number of Education Freedom Scholarships available to families across the state.
Podcast
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April 15, 2026
Truth Be Told: Why America’s Best Days Are Ahead with Secretary Linda McMahon
In the premiere episode of Truth Be Told, host Stacey Schieffelin welcomes Secretary of Education Linda McMahon for a candid, wide-ranging conversation about leadership, public service, women’s empowerment, and the future of American education.
Op-Ed
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April 14, 2026
Minnesota Parents, We’re About to Lose Out on $800 Million for Our Children
On July 4, 2025, Congress passed, on a bipartisan vote, a package of reconciliations, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Included in the bill was a provision that created the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC), which funds elementary and secondary education programs.
Experts on K-12 Education Freedom
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Truth Be Told: Why America’s Best Days Are Ahead with Secretary Linda McMahon
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How Mississippi Beat the Odds: Gov. Tate Reeves on Literacy Reform and the School Choice Revolution
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Secretary McMahon, AFPI, TPUSA, & Partners Launch New Civics Coalition
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America First Roundtable: Breaking the Education Cartel
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AFPI Files Title IX Lawsuit to Protect Oregon Girls’ Rights
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America First Unfiltered: Criminals Deported, AI in Classrooms, & DEI Dismantled
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Detransition Awareness Day
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AFPI Celebrates National School Choice Week
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AFPI Welcomes Erika Donalds as Chair of the Center for Education Opportunity and Chair of the AFPI-Florida State Chapter
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Riley Gaines Joins America First’s Athletes Coalition as Vice Chair
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National School Choice Week 2024: The Education Freedom Revolution
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