A coalition of parents-rights groups has sued the Education Department over its newly formed family advisory council, calling it a “fake” panel aimed at propping up the administration’s agenda in violation of federal law.
The complaint filed Wednesday by Parents Defending Education, America First Legal, and Fight for Schools and Families seeks to abolish the department’s newly formed National Parents and Families Engagement Council, which was billed as a channel for parental input on the K-12 pandemic recovery.
Unveiled last month by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, the council quickly came under fire from critics on the right who said it was packed with administration-friendly groups, including many whose leaders have donated to President Biden or other Democrats.