The Bottom Line | Page 11 | American Center for Transforming Education

desert at sunset, rocky desert arizona with cacti under the setting sun,3D rendering

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 12, 2022
Innovation, School Choice}

Arizona a Bright Beacon for Educational Freedom

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 12, 2022
Innovation, School Choice}

As more edupreneurs come on the scene and parents are able to use their state-issued funding to select education for their children from an array of innovative options, quality and transparency will be demanded. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 4, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

Break the K-12 Monopoly

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 4, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

Combining the sheer number of unionized employees with the massive government funding of public schools produces a noncompetitive system counter to our country’s free marketing founding. Read More ›

Prague/Czech Republic -August 11. 2018 : LGBT Pride March

^{Keri D. Ingraham and Arina Grossu Agnew
July 28, 2022
Indoctrination}

Community Schools’ ‘Woke’ Indoctrination Agenda

_{Keri D. Ingraham and Arina Grossu Agnew
July 28, 2022
Indoctrination}

Currently, there are 10,000 community schools nationwide, equating to roughly six to eight percent of U.S. public schools. But if the federal government has its way, that number will increase dramatically. Read More ›

happy family with the flag of america USA at sunset outdoors

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 21, 2022
Indoctrination, School Choice, Teaching}

The Battle for the American Mind

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 21, 2022
Indoctrination, School Choice, Teaching}

The progressive ideologies dominating public education classrooms — with increasing measure — are producing young people beholden to the worldview of their schooling. And in many cases at odds with the values their parents try to instill. Read More ›

U.S. Supreme Court Building Pediment Detail showing

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 5, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

Landmark School Choice Ruling at Supreme Court: A Win for Parents

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 5, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

In a major win for parents, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Carson v. Makin recently that Maine's tuition assistance program could not discriminate against parents who select private religious schools for their children. Read More ›

person holding assault rifle — Photo by Gerson Martins on Unsplash

^{Donald Nielsen
June 29, 2022}

It’s Not Just About Guns

_{Donald Nielsen
June 29, 2022}

The recent mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, has again brought the nation’s attention to the issue of gun control and what, if anything, we can do to prevent further bloodshed. Read More ›

A child runs underneath the rainbow flag in Portland, Maine during the Pride Parade — Photo by Mercedes Mehling on Unsplash

^{Keri D. Ingraham
June 29, 2022
Indoctrination}

Schools Are Stealing Parental Rights & Causing Irreversible Harm to Children

_{Keri D. Ingraham
June 29, 2022
Indoctrination}

Parents can lose custody if they fail to affirm their child’s desire for gender transition and try to prevent puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries aimed at making the child appear as the opposite sex. Read More ›

Two student reading textbook for test together in library.

^{Walter Myers III
June 28, 2022
Charter Schools}

The Need for Classical Education Beyond Charter Schools

_{Walter Myers III
June 28, 2022
Charter Schools}

A classical education, particularly within the context of charter schools, is the remedy for the failure of our current K-12 education system to produce well-rounded, well-educated individuals who exhibit true moral virtue and respect for others. Read More ›

Captured in a metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia primary school, this photograph depicts a typical classroom scene, where an audience of school children were seated on the floor before a teacher at the front of the room, who was reading an illustrated storybook, during one of the scheduled classroom sessions. One of the female students was assisting the teacher, while the rest of the class listened attentively to the instructor’s narrative. — Photo by CDC on Unsplash

^{Keri D. Ingraham
June 27, 2022
Education Policy}

Are You Concerned About the Direction of American Public Schools?

_{Keri D. Ingraham
June 27, 2022
Education Policy}

Now is the time for transformational change in our nation’s K-12 education system. Parents must have access to alternatives. The radical indoctrination must stop. And robust learning must occur. Read More ›

Young student doing homework at home with school books, newspaper and digital pad helped by his mother. Mum writing on the copybook teaching his son. Education, family lifestyle, homeschooling concept

^{Andrew McDiarmid
June 17, 2022
Homeschool}

‘The Homeschool Awakening’: You Already Have What It Takes To Homeschool Your Kids

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 17, 2022
Homeschool}

Should we bother having kids if we’re just going to turn them over to other people to raise? Children are in school – or engaged in extracurricular activities and homework – for roughly the equivalent of a full-time job each week. Outside of sleeping and recreation hours, that doesn’t leave parents much time to shape their kids physically, mentally and morally for adulthood. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
June 10, 2022
Education Policy, Teaching}

Rethinking Teacher Pay to Recruit Subject Matter Experts

_{Keri D. Ingraham
June 10, 2022
Education Policy, Teaching}

Subject matter expertise is particularly valuable for teachers in technical subjects such as science and math. Unfortunately, these technical subjects are also where teacher shortages are greatest. Read More ›

classroom of a daycare center without children and teacher

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 31, 2022
Teaching}

Move Over DEI, Here Comes the J for ‘Justice’ in Race-Based Grading Policy

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 31, 2022
Teaching}

A new letter — “J,” for “justice” — has apparently been added to the “DEI” — “diversity, equity, and inclusion” — mantra. And, as with most progressive ideas, it will lead to the exact opposite of what it claims to promote. Read More ›