Education

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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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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Tired upset mature gray-haired Asian, business woman, manager or teacher, takes a break from online work, massages her head with her hand, has a headache, sits at the table, took off glasses,need rest
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 ›
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sad girl sitting and thinking in the classroom
Keri D. Ingraham, Liv Finne, & Kemper Freeman Jr.
April 24, 2023
Education

Parents Must Call for Reforms to K-12 Education

Keri D. Ingraham, Liv Finne, & Kemper Freeman Jr.
April 24, 2023
Education
What happens when parents get involved in their children's education? Looking back we see a rich history of caring engagement and the accompanying benefits it brought to Washington State. But as the decades passed, parental input became less welcome in K-12 public education. Read More ›