Education

Smart professor ansqwering question of one of his students by blackboard

^{Keri D. Ingraham

February 25, 2021

Education}

A Fix to Teacher Shortages: The K-12 Adjunct Teacher

_{Keri D. Ingraham

February 25, 2021

Education}

There’s been talk for years of a teacher shortage. This problem could become acute in the aftermath of the pandemic. Can school budgets absorb declining enrollment even while payroll costs creep up? What will happen to technical subjects and special education with fewer certified teachers? Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham

February 22, 2021

Education}

K-12 Redesign: A Financial Overhaul

_{Keri D. Ingraham

February 22, 2021

Education}

The United States leads the world in K-12 education spending yet lags behind 25 other developed nations in K-12 student achievement. Read More ›

P20210121AS-0485: President Joe Biden walks along the Colonnade Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, to the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

^{Keri D. Ingraham

February 18, 2021

Education}

$130 Billion & First 100 Days

_{Keri D. Ingraham

February 18, 2021

Education}

President Biden promised to reopen K-12 public schools within his first 100 days in office. His current proposal entails $130 billion of funding toward this end. Will the teacher unions determine this massive funding sufficient and get their teachers back on campus and in classrooms? Read More ›

Back To School Concept - Books And Pencil With Apple On Table

^{Donald Nielsen

February 18, 2021

Education}

It’s Time to Rethink School

_{Donald Nielsen

February 18, 2021

Education}

As we enter spring, we approach almost one full year since most of our country’s schools shut their doors. Teachers, parents, and students were forced to adjust to an entirely new way of learning. In some cases, it worked reasonably well. But unfortunately, even the most successful experiences were still not as engaging nor effective as in-class instruction. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham

February 17, 2021

Education}

$130 Billion & First 100 Days

_{Keri D. Ingraham

February 17, 2021

Education}

President Biden promised to reopen K-12 public schools within his first 100 days in office. His current proposal entails $130 billion of funding toward this end. Will the teacher unions determine this massive funding sufficient and get their teachers back on campus and in classrooms? Read More ›

The used medical face mask hangs on the wood lecture chairs in the empty classroom. Concept during the Coronavirus disease COVID-19 outbreak and pandemic in the 2020s. Back to school concept.

^{Keri D. Ingraham

February 3, 2021

Education}

Perfect Time for a K-12 Redesign

_{Keri D. Ingraham

February 3, 2021

Education}

K-12 public education, already in crisis pre-COVID-19, is on a steep downward trajectory — with the severe lack of instruction time, staggering learning loss, alarming dropout numbers, and serious student disengagement. With half of the schools closed nationwide, just six weeks shy of a full year of no in-person instruction, it's the perfect time for a K-12 redesign. Read More ›

coronavirus fears close schools worldwide amid the virus pandemic outbreak, school closed or shutdown concept

^{Keri D. Ingraham

January 28, 2021

Education}

Time to Expand Our Reach

_{Keri D. Ingraham

January 28, 2021

Education}

The coronavirus pandemic, which brought schools nationwide to a sudden close, half of which have yet to reopen, has shaken up K-12 public education. Yet with this setback, we also have an opportunity to provide meaningful, lasting transformation to our education system to a greater degree. Read More ›

Vaccination concept. Female doctor vaccinating young man

^{Keri D. Ingraham

January 21, 2021

Education}

Teachers & Vaccines: Debate & Demands

_{Keri D. Ingraham

January 21, 2021

Education}

The emotionally charged feelings surrounding COVID-19, largely linked with politics, are nowhere stronger than in the discussion about K-12 public school reopenings. As we now experience a transition of the U.S. presidency from Republican to Democratic hands, the vastly differing viewpoints remain as strong as ever. Read More ›

Funny girl fond of chemistry filming video while making experiment

^{Keri D. Ingraham

January 11, 2021

Education}

When Remote Learning Works

_{Keri D. Ingraham

January 11, 2021

Education}

When the coronavirus took the world by surprise in the early months of 2020, schools were among the first entities to close their doors, ceasing operations as normal. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham

December 30, 2020

Education}

President Trump Issues Executive Order Expanding Educational Opportunity

_{Keri D. Ingraham

December 30, 2020

Education}

President Trump’s December 28 executive order expands educational opportunity by providing emergency learning scholarships to disadvantaged K-12 students to access in-person learning. These grants meet an urgent need among low-income, special needs, and minority students who have been disproportionately affected by school closures. Read More ›