Education

American Center for Transforming Education
Pensive afro-american teenager sitting on stairs, misunderstanding with parents
Pensive afro-american teenager sitting on stairs, misunderstanding with parents
Keri D. Ingraham
November 12, 2020
Education

School Choice (Part 2): The Great Equalizer

Keri D. Ingraham
November 12, 2020
Education
A common presupposition is that school choice options hurt students who remain in traditional public schools. This faulty misconception is at odds with empirical evidence that reveals students in traditional public schools benefit from improvements to their education due to choice-incentivized school competition. Read More ›
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school bus lettering, school bus sign.
Keri D. Ingraham
November 2, 2020
Education

Election Implications for Education

Keri D. Ingraham
November 2, 2020
Education
Although other issues, such as the economy, coronavirus, law and order (or the lack thereof), healthcare, and a host of climate-related topics, have taken center stage, the election has implications for education. Read More ›
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pencil eraser
Keri D. Ingraham
October 14, 2020
Education

Staggering Learning Loss

Keri D. Ingraham
October 14, 2020
Education
Students fortunate enough to have their school move toward a hybrid learning model may begin to return to campus two days per week. However, many districts implementing a hybrid learning format are only allocating four days a week to some form of student learning. Why? Read More ›
4 year old boy and smashed his piggybank
4 year old boy and smashed his piggybank at home
Keri D. Ingraham
October 8, 2020
Education

The Great Kindergarten Recession

Keri D. Ingraham
October 8, 2020
Education
Parents by the masses have opted to delay kindergarten for their five and six-year-old children. What are the ramifications for the children and our nation’s education system? Read More ›
A humanoid robot waiter carries a tray of food and drinks in a restaurant. Artificial intelligence replaces maintenance staff. The concept of the future. 3D rendering.
A humanoid robot waiter carries a tray of food and drinks in a restaurant. Artificial intelligence replaces maintenance staff. The concept of the future. 3D rendering
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Keri D. Ingraham
October 2, 2020
Artificial Intelligence, Education

The Future of Work is Coming — Will U.S. Graduates Be Ready?

Keri D. Ingraham
October 2, 2020
Artificial Intelligence, Education
Will the U.S. education system adequately prepare graduates with the skills and knowledge necessary for the future of work? Read More ›
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Photo by Life Matters on Pexels
Donald Nielsen
June 15, 2020
Education

The Source of the Problem

Donald Nielsen
June 15, 2020
Education
Racism and police brutality are one source of the problems we are facing today, but those problems have been exacerbated by government’s failure to demand excellence in the performance of their employees and their leadership. Read More ›
Schoolboy stands in front of the school door
Schoolboy stands in front of the school door. Back to school.
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Bailey Takacs
May 11, 2020
Education

Children Need Education — Re-Open Now

Bailey Takacs
May 11, 2020
Education
Just last month the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that 21 percent of students enrolled in Clark County schools had no contact with the district after schools were shutdown. We cannot expect students to come back with the knowledge required to be successfully in today’s world. Read More ›
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Drawing tools lying over blueprint paper close-up
Bailey Takacs
May 4, 2020
Education

Preparing to Reopen Schools

Bailey Takacs
May 4, 2020
Education
The American Enterprise Institute just released its Blueprint for Back to School report. The blueprint provides crucial insights that can guide policymakers, education and community leaders, and federal officials in their planning to reopen schools. We at ACTE recommend taking it further. Read More ›
Mother and child doing homeschooling, e-learning at home because of the corona virus pandemic covid-19 quarantine
Denyse O'Leary
April 28, 2020
Artificial Intelligence, Education

Five Ways COVID-19 Is Changing Education for Good

Denyse O'Leary
April 28, 2020
Artificial Intelligence, Education
Recently, a Harvard prof chose to launch an attack on homeschoolers, portraying them as driven by narrow religious concerns. Given how many parents COVID-19 has forced to homeschool, the attack was, at best, poorly timed. But it usefully focused attention on the ways education needs to change in an online world. Read More ›