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Change of job, unemployment, resigned concept.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 12, 2021
Education}

It’s Not Only Students Taking Flight from Public Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 12, 2021
Education}

Over one and a half million students fled public K-12 schools this fall. The sharp decline in student enrollment has not been the only blow to public schools. Employee shortages in schools abound in all 50 states. Read More ›

Happy african family of four looking at camera at home

^{Jennifer Burke
September 30, 2021
Education}

Why I Support Empowering Parents with School Choice

_{Jennifer Burke
September 30, 2021
Education}

The argument for school choice has never been stronger than it is today. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 21, 2021
Education}

Public School Tactics Feed Private School Enrollment

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 21, 2021
Education}

After enrollment declining significantly nationwide over the past few decades due to rising tuition prices and economic recession periods, private schools are currently experiencing a season of unanticipated growth. Read More ›

Sad mixed-race teenager sitting on sidewalk, relationship problems, awkward age

^{Walter Myers III
September 16, 2021
Education}

The Rise in Black Unemployment Is about More Than Race

_{Walter Myers III
September 16, 2021
Education}

AFL-CIO chief economist William Spriggs argued that the primary cause for disappointing black employment numbers is discrimination. While there may be some correlation, the primary factor inhibiting black economic attainment is the failure of urban public schools to adequately prepare students for post-secondary education. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 15, 2021
Education}

Rethinking Teacher Certification to Employ K–12 Adjunct Teachers

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 15, 2021
Education}

Current teacher certification laws create a rigid and deficient process for selecting and employing teachers. Reforming teacher certification laws would provide districts with more flexibility in how they hire teachers, including employing adjunct teachers for K–12 classrooms. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 10, 2021
Education}

Dumbing Down K-12 Education

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 10, 2021
Education}

While 25 other nations outperform U.S. K-12 public school students academically, we tout data that ranks our students against other American students. States boast about outperforming other states. Districts flaunt two percent gains in graduation rates. Read More ›

Portrait of focused schoolgirl wearing protective face mask working at lesson in classroom, writing exercise

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 26, 2021
Education}

The Truth About School Mask Mandates

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 26, 2021
Education}

Past generations of healthy, young Americans willingly risked their lives for our freedom. Today many people are willingly succumbing to government dictates that control their basic everyday decisions through stay-at-home orders, mask mandates, limited religious gatherings, and most recently through forced vaccinations. Read More ›

Student working on laptop in college. Preparing for exam in college. Student working on a laptop on some stairs on campus preparing for an exam

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education}

The Problem With Public Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education}

Our K-12 public schools serve as the largest employment entity in the U.S. Adult employment is prioritized at the expense of student learning. Bloated bureaucracy consumes dollars that should be spent on students. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education}

Vaccine Mandates & Bribery Are Headed for K-12 Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education}

Trends in higher education often trickle down to K-12 schools. The coronavirus vaccine fiat is heading toward the primary and secondary academic setting in record time. Read More ›

People raising fist with unfocused background in a pacifist protest against racism demanding justice

^{Walter Myers III
August 5, 2021
Education}

Critical Race Theory – The Marxist Trojan Horse

_{Walter Myers III
August 5, 2021
Education}

I think parents finally understand why so many of their children who go off to college full of hope leave those institutions with a disdain for America and our capitalist system. Read More ›