Terry Stoops

State Affairs Director @DefendingEd • Formerly @EducationFL @NCPublicSchools @JohnLockeNC • Personal account • Typos

[Nicki Neily @nickineily]

Title IX protects female spaces and sports. When it comes to fairness, safety, and biological reality, there can never really be a compromise on the issue.

[Nicki Neily @nickineily]

SJUSD accepted around $360k in 2022-2024 & shared student information with the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

@DefendingEd launched an investigation asking: Why is a K-12 school secretly partnering with a group known for inflammatory anti-Israel rhetoric & alleged extremist ties?

[Nicki Neily @nickineily]

.@TheJusticeDept isn’t stopping with Yale and UCLA. After investigations found both medical schools used race-based admissions despite the Supreme Court’s ruling, 15 more medical schools are now under federal investigation.

Merit should matter more than DEI principles.

[Terry Stoops @TerryLStoops]

Received another @ncae-related screenshot. No mention of kids or corporations...just the usual @NCDemParty-aligned politicking and lawfare (through 20228!) focused on 💰💰💰 @NCGOP #nced #ncpol #ncga

[Marilyn Muller @1in5advocacy]

Thank you, @DefendingEd, for creating this essential resource.

Accessing a child’s educational records remains far too difficult for many families. While IDEA explicitly grants parents the right to inspect and review all records before eligibility determinations, IEP meetings, or any decisions affecting their child, schools routinely delay or deny timely access.

Parents cannot be equal members of the IEP team when they’re denied the very records being used to make life-altering decisions about their child. Meaningful participation requires meaningful access. This is a core parental right that must be enforced.

@usedgov

[Defending Education @DefendingEd]

Every June, the clash between biological sex and gender identity comes to a head, with both sides unable to reach a compromise.

Defending Ed's @PaulRunko offers a great explanation of how we arrived at this point and poses the fundamental question Americans will ultimately have to answer.

Don’t miss this latest must-read:

[Nicki Neily @nickineily]

Undercover footage reveals that, despite current anti-DEI laws, universities in Kentucky and Ohio are still teaching the same curriculum with DEI training programs.

[Defending Education @DefendingEd]

📢 New Defending Ed Resource!
Students with disabilities, from preschool through college, have federally protected rights to equal educational opportunities & learning supports tailored to their individual needs.

Our new primer breaks down exactly what that means.⬇️https://t.co/Unvf4YWN0T

[Defending Education @DefendingEd]

It’s not just UW-Madison.

Defending Ed’s 2025 report, CorruptED found over 60 universities with far-left courses for future teachers, essentially creating a “teacher as activist” pipeline in many of our nation’s top universities.

Read our full 2025 report: https://t.co/kKqY9OkjFc

[Nicki Neily @nickineily]

The SJSU volleyball controversy centers on allegations that a biological male competed on a women's team while concerns from female athletes were dismissed.

Title IX exists to protect fairness and equal opportunity for women.

[Nicki Neily @nickineily]

The priority of teachers’ unions is not education; it's indoctrination.

These powerful groups are pushing political ideology onto students in K-12 classrooms with LGBTQ and DEI-based curricula.

[Terry Stoops @TerryLStoops]

@nypost @Andy is taking a real risk here, given that @equalityfl @HRC @NAACP have issued travel advisories warning of unsafe conditions for the LGBTQ+ community in Florida. Godspeed.

[Terry Stoops @TerryLStoops]

@californiapost @Andy is taking a real risk here, given that @equalityfl @HRC @NAACP have issued travel advisories warning of unsafe conditions for the LGBTQ+ community in Florida. Godspeed.

[Senator Berger Press Shop @SenBergerPress]

RELEASE: Senate Republicans Override Gov. Stein’s School Choice Veto https://t.co/StiA89xjio

[Nicki Neily @nickineily]

This is a coordinated effort to turn students into political activists through organized and heavily funded school-based mobilization.

👉 https://t.co/ziK81v8s93

[Nicki Neily @nickineily]

A Chicago high school is facing backlash after cutting its Arabic language program, with activists arguing the course is “vital for inclusion and diversity.”

Schools facing budget shortfalls should prioritize programs based on enrollment and academic value — not ideology.

[James V. Shuls @shulsie]

"Teaching in the Sunshine State is more than a job. It is a chance to shape the people who will shape Florida — citizens, neighbors, colleagues, and leaders. For graduates wondering what to do with their lives, few callings offer a clearer answer, or a more lasting one. In a time when so many are searching for meaning, teaching is work worth doing."

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[Defending Education @DefendingEd]

New Defending Ed Resource 📚

Federal Scholarship Tax Credit: What You Need To Know 👇https://t.co/FvdajDrupd

[Ginny Gentles @GinnyGentles]

@JCNSeverino On a recent Freedom to Learn episode, @SarahPPerry addressed this: "The minute [states] divest the ABA of its power, we recognize that the state judiciaries actually have an opportunity to make the difference on who can become an attorney in their state."
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