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American Center for Transforming Education

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Education Freedom in Our Country

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Keri D. Ingraham Discusses Federal Student Loans on NTD News

Keri D. Ingraham appeared on NTD News Today on Tuesday, April 22, to discuss the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement that collections of defaulted federal student loans would resume on May 5. Ingraham outlined the Biden administration’s unlawful actions to cancel student loans and defended the Trump administration’s return to enforcing repayment of student loans. “The goal is to help Read More ›

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Texas Passes Universal School Choice

Very early Thursday morning, by a vote of 85-63, the Texas House passed Senate Bill 2, bringing universal school choice to the Lone Star State. With Governor Greg Abbott’s signature, Texas will become the 16th state in our nation to enact universal school choice into law — making more than 50% of children in America eligible for school choice! That number was less than 1% just four years ago. Read More ›
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“Systems of Power”: CA Ethnic Studies Program Continues to Radicalize Students

The adoption of such ideology promotes a backward-looking worldview, which both lacks a constructive vision of the future and fails to recognize that significant social progress has been made over the past several decades. Instead of fostering hope and optimism, this framework is mired in grievances that suggest a cultural regression of a century ago. Read More ›
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Keri D. Ingraham Defends Dismantling the Department of Education on NTD News

Keri D. Ingraham appeared on NTD News on April 8, 2025, to discuss the continued changes to the Department of Education. Dr. Ingraham debated Educate President and former teacher Stacey Schultz on concerns about the transfer of student loans to the Small Business Administration, whether the dismantling of the Department of Education will benefit educators, and how education can be Read More ›

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Fearmongering and Falsehoods Over Education Dept. Shutdown

Unsurprisingly, there is tremendous fearmongering marked by falsehoods from the opposition regarding President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Public school personnel are already claiming that special education funding has been cut and that closing the department will devastate their ability to educate students. These claims are unfounded. Read More ›
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A Special White House Invitation

On Thursday, Keri D. Ingraham, Director of the American Center for Transforming Education, was at the White House at the invitation of President Trump for the “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities” executive order unveiling and signing ceremony. Read More ›
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Keri D. Ingraham Discusses the Dismantling of the Department of Education on NTD News

On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. Keri D. Ingraham attended the signing as a guest of the President. Afterward, she appeared on NTD News Today to discuss the executive order. She covered concerns about interruption in service to our nation’s schoolchildren, the failure of big government to improve student Read More ›

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Keri D. Ingraham Appears on Newsmax to Discuss Dismantling the Department of Education

On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. Keri D. Ingraham attended the signing as a guest of the President. Afterward, she appeared on Newsmax National Report to discuss the executive order. Keri responded to the “fearmongering” reactions to the executive order, spoke of the need of education returning to the Read More ›

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How a New “Ethnic Studies” Curriculum Promotes Anti-Semitism in California

Since the October 7, 2023, massacre perpetrated on Israeli citizens by Hamas, with the subsequent response by Israel to declare war and enter the Gaza Strip to defeat Hamas, overt anti-Semitic sentiment has erupted on college campuses across America. Citing reports of “widespread antisemitic harassment,” the U.S. Department of Education is now actively investigating 60 institutions of higher learning. Unfortunately, anti-Semitism is also playing out in K-12 education, particularly in a number of Northern California school districts. Read More ›
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The Downing of the U.S. Department of Education

President Trump is fulfilling his campaign promises and delivering results for the American people. When it comes to the U.S. Department of Education, it is no different. Whether dramatically reducing, dismantling, or completely eliminating the department, the president will be good to his word, and work towards that end is already underway. Read More ›