Education

American Center for Transforming Education
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An American flag against a blue sky on an old rusty flagpole
Keri D. Ingraham and Jason Bedrick
October 16, 2023
Education

School Choice Is Better for Democracy Than Government Schooling

Keri D. Ingraham and Jason Bedrick
October 16, 2023
Education
As state after state embraces policies that empower parents with more options in K-12 education, opponents of school choice are claiming that it is a “threat to democracy.” But if anything, school choice is better for democracy than government-run schooling. Read More ›
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Keri D. Ingraham
October 6, 2023
Education

College-Simulated Learning for K-12

Keri D. Ingraham
October 6, 2023
Education
Recent polling suggests that nearly half of parents would prefer a hybrid approach for their child’s education, combining on-campus and at-home learning days each week. A promising model of hybrid education exists by the name of college-simulated learning. Read More ›
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State Education Building
State Education Building
Donald Nielsen
September 13, 2023
Education

Education: A Republican Opportunity

Donald Nielsen
September 13, 2023
Education
In the 1960s and 1970s, two major pieces of federal law began the dismantling of American education. The first was allowing government employees to join unions, and the second was the creation of the federal Department of Education. Republicans should reverse these laws, which have proven detrimental to the efficient and effective functioning of both our K-12 and university systems.  Read More ›
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Indian father teaching or helping the son for reading from book at home - concept of Parental Guidance, home education and Tutoring Sessions.
Indian father teaching or helping the son for reading from book at home - concept of Parental Guidance, home education and Tutoring Sessions.
Debra J. Saunders
September 9, 2023
Education

If Your Kid Can’t Read This, Thank a Teachers Union

Debra J. Saunders
September 9, 2023
Education
The 2022-2023 school year, close to 10 percent of nation’s K-12 students did not attend classes on the average day, The New York Times‘ David Leonhardt reported in his newsletter. A quarter of students are chronically absent. “That’s a vastly higher share than before COVID.” Read More ›
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kids running school ai generated
Keri D. Ingraham
September 6, 2023
Education

Policy Focus: Education Savings Accounts

Keri D. Ingraham
September 6, 2023
Education
A few years ago, the hope of providing all families within a state with funding to select the education avenues that would best serve their individual children was considered nearly unimaginable. Read More ›
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Keri D. Ingraham
August 23, 2023
Education

Keri Ingraham on Fox News’ Lawrence Jones Cross Country

Keri D. Ingraham
August 23, 2023
Education

Recently Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and American Center for Transforming Education Director Dr. Keri Ingraham was invited as a guest on Fox News’ Lawrence Jones Cross Country show to discuss the attack on parental rights taking place in K-12 public schools.