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Smart professor ansqwering question of one of his students by blackboard

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 25, 2021
Education Policy, Teaching}

A Fix to Teacher Shortages: The K-12 Adjunct Teacher

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 25, 2021
Education Policy, Teaching}

What would happen if K-12 public education followed the example of colleges and universities and leveraged the benefits of adjunct teachers within their classrooms? Read More ›

National flags on the masts. The flags of the United States, Germany, Belgium, Italia,Israel, Turkey and other

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2021
Education Policy, International Education}

K-12 Redesign: A Financial Overhaul

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2021
Education Policy, International Education}

The United States is a world leader in K-12 education spending yet lags behind 25 other developed nations in K-12 student achievement. An education redesign, starting with a financial overhaul, is necessary if the U.S. will have a shot at remaining competitive with China, and others, in the global economy in the future. Ultimately, we need free market principles of choice and competition as drivers to improve U.S. K-12 education. Read More ›

^{Donald Nielsen
February 18, 2021
Education Policy}

It’s Time to Rethink School

_{Donald Nielsen
February 18, 2021
Education Policy}

A society is measured by the degree to which it loves, nurtures, and educates its children. Today, we are failing at all three. It's time to rethink school. Read More ›

President Joe Biden walks along the Colonnade Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, to the Oval Office of the White House.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 17, 2021
Education Policy, Unions}

$130 Billion & First 100 Days

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 17, 2021
Education Policy, Unions}

President Biden promised to reopen K-12 public schools within his first 100 days in office. His current proposal entails $130 billion of funding toward this end. Will the teacher unions determine this massive funding sufficient and get their teachers back on campus and in classrooms? Read More ›

The used medical face mask hangs on the wood lecture chairs in the empty classroom. Concept during the Coronavirus disease COVID-19 outbreak and pandemic in the 2020s. Back to school concept.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 3, 2021
Education Policy, Educational Leadership}

Perfect Time for a K-12 Redesign

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 3, 2021
Education Policy, Educational Leadership}

K-12 public education, already in crisis pre-COVID-19, is on a steep downward trajectory — with the severe lack of instruction time, staggering learning loss, alarming dropout numbers, and serious student disengagement. With half of the schools closed nationwide, just six weeks shy of a full year of no in-person instruction, it's the perfect time for a K-12 redesign. Read More ›

coronavirus fears close schools worldwide amid the virus pandemic outbreak, school closed or shutdown concept

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 28, 2021
Education Policy, School Choice}

Time to Expand Our Reach

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 28, 2021
Education Policy, School Choice}

The American Center for Transforming Education is positioned to leverage this unique opportunity to prepare students to live, work, and thrive in tomorrow’s world. It’s time to expand our reach. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 21, 2021
Unions}

Teachers & Vaccines: Debate & Demands

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 21, 2021
Unions}

With COVID-19 vaccines in the early stages of rollout across the U.S., a debate has sparked: Should teachers reenter classrooms prior to vaccination? Demands are surfacing. Read More ›

Funny girl fond of chemistry filming video while making experiment

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 11, 2021
Education Policy, International Education}

When Remote Learning Works

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 11, 2021
Education Policy, International Education}

It’s no secret that remote learning is not working for the majority as schools remain closed. However, are there conditions where remote learning works exceedingly well? One Canadian school has a track record of providing outstanding remote learning and can serve as a model worth replication. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
December 30, 2020
Education Policy, School Choice}

President Trump Issues Executive Order Expanding Educational Opportunity

_{Keri D. Ingraham
December 30, 2020
Education Policy, School Choice}

President Trump’s December 28 executive order expands educational opportunity by providing emergency learning scholarships to disadvantaged K-12 students to access in-person learning. These grants meet an urgent need among low-income, special needs, and minority students who have been disproportionately affected by school closures. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
December 22, 2020
Teaching, Unions}

The Chasm Spanning Public and Private Schools Continues in a COVID-19 Era

_{Keri D. Ingraham
December 22, 2020
Teaching, Unions}

There was a stark difference between public and private schools in how they handled the launch of the school year in mid-August to early September as a response to COVID-19. The situation is no different as 2020 comes to a close. Half of all U.S. public schools are closed either entirely or partially, as opposed to private schools who scrambled last summer to open on day one of their scheduled school year and have remained in full operation since. Read More ›

Smiling african american teacher and schoolchildren with arms up in classroom

^{Keri D. Ingraham
December 14, 2020
Teaching}

The Teacher Pay Debate (Part 3): Implementing Incentives

_{Keri D. Ingraham
December 14, 2020
Teaching}

The U.S. can't afford to continue to increase teacher pay in accordance with an ineffective, outdated compensation model. It's time to financially incentivize teachers who are high-performing, willing to work twelve months, and serve in high demand areas and subjects. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
December 7, 2020
Teaching}

The Teacher Pay Debate (Part 2): Examining Teacher Pay

_{Keri D. Ingraham
December 7, 2020
Teaching}

Before jumping on the increase-teacher-pay bandwagon, several factors influencing teacher pay need to be understood. These include the seniority-based salary calculation system, the nine-month work year, and the higher demand for expertise in technical subjects. Read More ›