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Education Freedom in Our Country

On April 16, Keri D. Ingraham delivered a 45-minute speech at a Women of Washington dinner event. Read an excerpt from Ingraham's speech, which includes words from President Ronald Reagan. Read More ›
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If I Ran Admissions at an Elite School

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the essay, “Making Admissions to Elite Colleges Fair.” The full essay can be accessed here. If by some quirk of fate I should have complete control over how admissions at an elite school get decided, what would I do? It’s the old hypothetical of if I were king or dictator or grand poobah. Hypotheticals like this often have no traction with reality. But bear with my proposal for running admissions at an elite school. Once the proposal is on the table, we can turn to its practicability — whether it stands any chance of actually being implemented.  My goal in changing admissions at elite schools is to make them fair. Right now they Read More ›

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Seattle Public Schools Must Hire a Leader, Not a Manager

Seattle Public Schools is about to embark on another search for a superintendent, as the current superintendent recently announced his plan to depart the district early this fall. The replacement will be the seventh superintendent in the last 18 years. Read More ›
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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 people be free from debt while not pushing that onto those who chose not to go to college,” said Ingraham.

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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. With Governor Greg Abbott’s signature, Texas will become the 16th state in our nation to enact universal school choice into law. Read More ›
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Federal Student Loans Are Moving from the U.S. Department of Education to Small Business Administration

It is a commonsense decision to have the Small Business Administration’s financial experts — who already manage a massive number of small loans every day — oversee the approximate $1.6 trillion of loans for 43 million borrowers instead of education policy personnel. Read More ›
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“Systems of Power”: CA Ethnic Studies Program Continues to Radicalize Students

Controversy has reared its head again in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) in California. The district recently convened a special board meeting to deliberate on its Ethnic Studies curriculum and the potential renewal of a contract with Community Responsive Education (CRE). As I reported last month, the State of California previously rejected the draft Ethnic Studies curriculum co-authored by CRE founder and director Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, which was deemed to promote antisemitism and neo-Marxist ideology. Though the district’s multi-stage contract with CRE was canceled in 2023 amidst the controversy, Tintiangco-Cubales’s ideas live on. No wonder many are concerned that PVUSD is considering a renewed contract with CRE. The meeting made it clear that PVUSD was fully aware of the nature of CRE’s philosophy 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 improved nationally.

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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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It’s Time for States to Reform Teacher Pay and Teacher Certification

The Trump administration hit the ground running, reforming education in America. Most recently, President Trump signed the “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities” executive order. The order calls for the Secretary of Education to take all steps lawful to move toward closing the U.S. Department of Education and return authority to the states. According to a press release from the Department of Education, among other things, “Teachers will be unshackled from burdensome regulations and paperwork, empowering them to get back to teaching basic subjects.” This is a vital step forward for educators nationwide. However, the teacher education reforms that are needed must not stop there. Recently, Vivek Ramaswamy penned an article for The Wall Street Journal titled “Some Teachers Read More ›

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Attending an Executive Order Signing at the White House

On March 20, I was at the White House as President Trump unveiled and signed into law the “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities” executive order. It was an incredible honor to receive this special invitation to the White House and recognition as an education freedom champion in our country from the President of the United States. While at the White House, I had the pleasure of speaking with Governors Ron DeSantis, Greg Abbott, Kim Reynolds, Bill Lee, Jeff Landry, Mike Braun, Mike DeWine, Brad Little, and Jim Pillen, among many others. It was a great day for the nation, taking an essential step in the right direction to effectively educate children, who are the future of Read More ›