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American Center for Transforming Education

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New National Test Scores Make Undeniable Case for School Choice

It is National School Choice Week in America, and the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exam scores were released on Wednesday. The horrifically low student academic performance scores make the undeniable case that American government-run K-12 education is an epic failure. Read More ›
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Keri D. Ingraham Discusses School Choice on Victory News

Keri D. Ingraham appeared on Victory News live on Wednesday, January 29 to talk about National School Choice Week 2025, to bring awareness to the historic victories that have occurred over the past four years, and to discuss President Trump’s campaign commitment to empower parents with school choice. (Starts at 17:41)

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2025 Is the Year for GOP-Led States to Act On School Choice

Most state 2025 legislative sessions kicked off last week or this week. The remaining states will have their sessions underway by early February. Louisiana is the only exception, and it is not scheduled to convene its legislature until April. During the legislative sessions, K-12 education will continue to be a common top policy area throughout the country. Read More ›
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President Joe Biden, joined by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, delivers remarks on student loans, Monday, October 17, 2022, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Erin Scott)

During Miguel Cardona’s Tenure as Ed Secretary, Schools Got Worse by Every Metric

President Joe Biden's appointed secretary of education, Miguel Cardona, is out the door as President Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office. The end of Cardona's tenure couldn't come soon enough. K-12 student learning achievement is pitifully low. Chronic absenteeism has skyrocketed. Condoned college campus protests are a disgrace. Federal student aid, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (known as FAFSA) form and process, is a mess. Read More ›
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Policy Focus: School Choice in the States

Huge historical legislative victories have occurred over the past four years, advancing school choice in states nationwide. In some states, the wins have entailed the creation of new school choice programs, while in other states, it has involved expanding existing programs to reach more students. Most noteworthy has been the enactment of universal or near-universal school choice in 12 states since 2021. Read More ›
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A Winning Strategy

Discovery Institute’s American Center for Transforming Education has been on the front lines advancing education freedom with a winning strategy and is looked to as a national thought leader on K-12 education policy. Read More ›
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Blacks Need High Quality Education, Not a DEI Agenda

In K-12 education, equity is leading to a dumbing down of academic standards for black students. For example, the Los Angeles Unified School District has implemented new equity-based grading policies, rewarding A, B, and C grades not based on subject mastery, but good behavior in the classroom. Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools has done similarly, resulting in a decrease in D and F grades for black students that led to a 4 percent graduation rate increase. Read More ›
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Universities Need to Stop Coddling Students with Canceled Classes

As just the latest example of elite universities coddling students, classes were canceled following the election result of Donald Trump’s victory, allowing students time and space to cope. It’s no wonder many employers are devaluing college “educated” job candidates. Read More ›
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Time to Pull the Plug on the Department of Education

Whether ecstatic or demoralized about the recent election, Americans should all welcome a fresh review of how the federal government carries out its work. For too long, the massive federal bureaucracy has been allowed to grow while becoming less and less efficient in how it spends tax dollars. Read More ›