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^{Walter Myers III
November 22, 2023
Charter Schools}

California Legislators Exert Control over Charter Schools through Bathroom Laws

_{Walter Myers III
November 22, 2023
Charter Schools}

California K-12 public schools are now mandated by law to stock female menstrual products in male restrooms. Since biological males don’t menstruate, the law effectively encourages minor age girls to share restrooms with male classmates. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 16, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Texas Lawmakers Finally Get Serious About School Choice for Families

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 16, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Texas State Rep. Cody Harris, a Republican from rural Palestine, Texas, was one of several Republicans who initially opposed school choice. Yet, once he began serving on the House Public Education Committee earlier this year, his position changed. Read More ›

Young couple sending their children to school

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 7, 2023
School Choice}

School Choice Hypocrisy: Good for My Children, but Not Yours

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 7, 2023
School Choice}

There are five major categories of people working to block school choice for others despite taking advantage of it themselves. The most hypocritical — those who send their own children to private schools as their wealth allows but don’t want others to have that opportunity. Read More ›

Daughter is reading book to her international parents

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 23, 2023
Parental Rights, School Choice}

How Texas Is Becoming the Frontlines for Parents-First School Choice

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 23, 2023
Parental Rights, School Choice}

For far too long, K-12 public schools have been viewed as the only experts when it comes to educating children. Parents’ fundamental responsibility to serve as the primary educators of their children has been outsourced to these government institutes, where the vast majority of children remain trapped. Read More ›

^{ACTE
October 20, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Dr. Keri D. Ingraham Discusses Universal School Choice on the Making the Leap Podcast

_{ACTE
October 20, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Chris and Christine Stigall from the Herzog Foundation interview Dr. Keri D. Ingraham on the Making the Leap Podcast. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 19, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Abbott Says He’s Keeping Texas Lawmakers in Session Until They Expand School Choice

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 19, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Historically, Texas has painfully lagged in school choice programs, resembling more of a blue state than its Republican trifecta. But Governor Abbott is committed to changing that. Read More ›

An American flag against a blue sky on an old rusty flagpole

^{Keri D. Ingraham & Jason Bedrick
October 16, 2023
School Choice, Unions}

School Choice Is Better for Democracy Than Government Schooling

_{Keri D. Ingraham & Jason Bedrick
October 16, 2023
School Choice, Unions}

As state after state embraces policies that empower parents with more options in K-12 education, opponents of school choice are claiming that it is a “threat to democracy.” But if anything, school choice is better for democracy than government-run schooling. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
October 9, 2023
Education Policy}

Dr. Keri D. Ingraham on the Crisis in American Education

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 9, 2023
Education Policy}

It’s no secret that American education is in a profound crisis. From dismal academic performance, to bitter contention over gender ideology taught in elementary school, the damage caused by COVID school lockdowns, a collapse in discipline, and fear of violence, “school days” have become much more complicated than reading, writing, and arithmetic. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 6, 2023
Education Policy, Hybrid Learning}

College-Simulated Learning for K-12

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 6, 2023
Education Policy, Hybrid Learning}

Recent polling suggests that nearly half of parents would prefer a hybrid approach for their child’s education, combining on-campus and at-home learning days each week. A promising model of hybrid education exists by the name of college-simulated learning. Read More ›

Happy boy celebrating independence day holding american flag.Created with Generative AI technology.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 25, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Educational Freedom

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 25, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

As of two years ago, statewide school choice wasn't a reality. Today, 10 states have signed universal or near-universal school choice into law. Read More ›

^{Donald Nielsen
September 13, 2023
Education Policy}

Education: A Republican Opportunity

_{Donald Nielsen
September 13, 2023
Education Policy}

In the 1960s and 1970s, two major pieces of federal law began the dismantling of American education. The first was allowing government employees to join unions, and the second was the creation of the federal Department of Education. Republicans should reverse these laws, which have proven detrimental to the efficient and effective functioning of both our K-12 and university systems. Read More ›

Indian father teaching or helping the son for reading from book at home - concept of Parental Guidance, home education and Tutoring Sessions.

^{Debra J. Saunders
September 9, 2023
Unions}

If Your Kid Can’t Read This, Thank a Teachers Union

_{Debra J. Saunders
September 9, 2023
Unions}

The 2022-2023 school year, close to 10 percent of nation’s K-12 students did not attend classes on the average day, The New York Times‘ David Leonhardt reported in his newsletter. A quarter of students are chronically absent. “That’s a vastly higher share than before COVID.” Read More ›