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Young parents with their daughter holding American flag in countryside at sunset. Independence Day celebration

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 31, 2023
Education}

Families Want Educational Freedom

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 31, 2023
Education}

Families with children in public schools are restricted to a specifically assigned school based on home address — even if another public school is a better fit. Removing that artificial barrier in order that there are “no more lines” in public education should be a priority. Read More ›

Crowd of people at a protest rally in America against the current government with their hands in the air, view from the back, peaceful march of the country's for freedom and democracy. Generative AI

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 26, 2023
Education}

Teachers Unions Pretend to Promote Freedom

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 26, 2023
Education}

With the hashtag “#TeachTruth,” the National Education Association demanded the “freedom to teach” and the “freedom to learn” at their annual Representative Assembly earlier this month. It is laughable that the representatives and leaders of the world’s largest teachers union are masquerading as champions of freedom. Read More ›

Schoolboy crying in the yard of the school

^{Donald Nielsen
July 11, 2023
Education}

Our Public School System Is Set Up To Fail — and It’s Succeeding

_{Donald Nielsen
July 11, 2023
Education}

The recent report by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, sometimes referred to as the nation’s report card, is a devastating assessment of the condition of our nation’s schools. In short, there has been virtually no educational progress with our nation’s children in more than 30 years – and urban districts are the worst performers. Read More ›

Sad boy front of a school bus. Child School concept. Education. Home education.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 6, 2023
Education}

Bring School Choice to the Public System

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 6, 2023
Education}

Despite this tremendous progress in empowering a growing number of parents with the freedom to move their children outside of the public education system, expanding options within public education often remains extremely limited. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham, Erik Twist, & Lauren Grudem
June 7, 2023
Education}

School Leaders Can Mitigate the Teacher Hiring Crisis

_{Keri D. Ingraham, Erik Twist, & Lauren Grudem
June 7, 2023
Education}

The teacher-hiring crisis is far from over. High teacher-turnover rates are outpacing the sharp decline in student enrollment numbers in K-12 public schools. Read More ›

Boys doing homework with parents working from home

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 26, 2023
Education}

K-12 Hybrid Learning Is the New Parent Preference

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 26, 2023
Education}

According to a recent poll, if given the option, 48% of parents prefer a hybrid approach to learning for their children, combining on-campus and at-home learning days each week. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 12, 2023
Education}

Understanding Current Events First Requires Knowledge of History

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 12, 2023
Education}

Eighty-seven percent of eighth-grade students are failing to reach proficiency in U.S. History, according to the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress exams released in early May. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 3, 2023
Education}

My Talk With Tucker After His Last Show on Fox News

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 3, 2023
Education}

Hoping to see someone I knew in the sea of people arriving in black-tie attire, I spotted a familiar face, Tucker Carlson. My conversation with Tucker — and the timing of it — will not soon be forgotten. Read More ›

^{Donald Nielsen and Keri D. Ingraham
April 30, 2023
Education}

What Phone Call Did You Make Upon Retirement? Don Nielsen author of Every School

_{Donald Nielsen and Keri D. Ingraham
April 30, 2023
Education}

Upon retirement you placed a phone call. Who was that first phone call to, and what transpired after that?

^{Donald Nielsen and Keri D. Ingraham
April 29, 2023
Education}

What is Unique about Thomas Jefferson High School? Don Nielsen author of Every School

_{Donald Nielsen and Keri D. Ingraham
April 29, 2023
Education}

Back when you lived in Virginia, you were involved with one of the labs built at Thomas Jefferson High School, which today is the top ranking public high school in the country. Share with us what that school did that was unique.