American Center for Transforming Education

Discovery Institute’s American Center for Transforming Education works with state legislators, policymakers and parents to promote systemic change to our nation’s education system so that it well serves the families that utilize it. Read More.

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Cultivating Familial Culture: From Parents to School Staff

Bailey Takacs
June 25, 2019
“Adolescents can be challenging for educators to keep engaged,” reported author Sarah D. Sparks on Education Week, citing a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracking over 14,000 middle and high school students over 20 years. The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health asked students, grades 7 through 12, about their feelings towards school. For example, one question was, “ you feel that your teachers care about you?” Once the students had reached their 20’s and 30’s they were then asked by the CDC “whether they had emotional problems…victims of physical violence…used illicit drugs…practiced safe sex.” The research found that, “students who had felt strongly connected to school as teenagers grew up to have …

Make Teaching Eye-catching

Bailey Takacs
June 21, 2019

Taxpayers Should Question the K-12 System

Bailey Takacs
June 19, 2019

Donald Nielsen Published on Idaho Ed News

Donald Nielsen
June 19, 2019

Confusion Over Student Spending

Bailey Takacs
June 13, 2019

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