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Washington State Ferry Olympic Mountains Edmonds

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November 2, 2021
Education Policy

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Misguided Mandate Will Cost Washington State

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November 2, 2021
Education Policy

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Get vaccinated or get fired. This was the ultimatum issued by Washington State Governor Jay Inslee in August that took effect on October 18, impacting thousands of the state’s public servants and community heroes — doctors, nurses, firefighters, police officers, schoolteachers, and beyond. Read More ›

Group graduate.University graduates line up hold degree award in graduation ceremony rear view

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October 28, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation

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K-12 Redesign: Graduation Requirements

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October 28, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation

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Today’s high school graduation requirements remain based on a seat-time measurement implemented in 1904. While our world has drastically changed over the past hundred and seventeen years, our K-12 schools maintain an antiquated approach to measuring student achievement. Read More ›

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October 28, 2021
Education Policy, Learning

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The Ultimate Mission Drift

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October 28, 2021
Education Policy, Learning

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Operating at odds with its stated mission, the United States Department of Education is failing our children on every major front. Students aren’t receiving equal access to quality schools or a learning experience characterized by educational excellence. Read More ›

Change of job, unemployment, resigned concept.

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October 12, 2021
Education Policy, Indoctrination

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It’s Not Only Students Taking Flight From Public Schools

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October 12, 2021
Education Policy, Indoctrination

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Over one and a half million students fled public K-12 schools this fall. The sharp decline in student enrollment has not been the only blow to public schools. Employee shortages in schools abound in all 50 states. Read More ›

Portrait of black family with kids relax on couch

^{Jennifer Burke
September 30, 2021
Education Policy, Private School, School Choice

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Why I Support Empowering Parents With School Choice

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September 30, 2021
Education Policy, Private School, School Choice

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The argument for school choice has never been stronger than it is today. Read More ›

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September 15, 2021
Education Policy, Teaching

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Rethinking Teacher Certification to Employ K–12 Adjunct Teachers

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September 15, 2021
Education Policy, Teaching

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Current teacher certification laws create a rigid and deficient process for selecting and employing teachers. Reforming teacher certification laws would provide districts with more flexibility in how they hire teachers, including employing adjunct teachers for K–12 classrooms. Read More ›

Portrait of focused schoolgirl wearing protective face mask working at lesson in classroom, writing exercise

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August 26, 2021
Education Policy

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The Truth About School Mask Mandates

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August 26, 2021
Education Policy

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Past generations of healthy, young Americans willingly risked their lives for our freedom. Today many people are willingly succumbing to government dictates that control their basic everyday decisions through stay-at-home orders, mask mandates, limited religious gatherings, and most recently through forced vaccinations. Read More ›

Female nurse with mask giving vaccine to patient in clinic.

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August 25, 2021
Education Policy, Higher Education

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Vaccine Mandates & Bribery Are Headed for K-12 Schools

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August 25, 2021
Education Policy, Higher Education

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Trends in higher education often trickle down to K-12 schools. The coronavirus vaccine fiat is heading toward the primary and secondary academic setting in record time. Read More ›

Student working on laptop in college. Preparing for exam in college. Student working on a laptop on some stairs on campus preparing for an exam.

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August 25, 2021
Education Policy, Unions

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The Problem With Public Schools

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August 25, 2021
Education Policy, Unions

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Our K-12 public schools serve as the largest employment entity in the U.S. Adult employment is prioritized at the expense of student learning. Bloated bureaucracy consumes dollars that should be spent on students. Read More ›

Elementary School Science Teacher Uses Interactive Digital Whiteboard to Show Classroom Full of Children how Software Programming works for Robotics. Science Class, Curious Kids Listening Attentively

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August 4, 2021
Charter Schools, Education Policy, Homeschool, School Choice

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Competition Is Good for Customers, but Would It Benefit Schools?

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August 4, 2021
Charter Schools, Education Policy, Homeschool, School Choice

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Competition benefits consumers and is viewed as advantageous to them within the marketplace. However, when it comes to K-12 education in our country, competition is the outlier. Read More ›

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July 28, 2021
Education Policy, Learning

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‘Equity’ in Education: Equal Opportunity or Equal Outcome?

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July 28, 2021
Education Policy, Learning

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It is not uncommon for the word equity to be in a public school mission statement or core values. However, while it sounds good in theory, what is the underlining philosophy, and is it one in which most Americans agree? Read More ›

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July 27, 2021
Education Policy, Indoctrination, School Choice

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How Can You Combat the Danger Lurking in Education?

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July 27, 2021
Education Policy, Indoctrination, School Choice

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The data is clear. America is drastically behind the rest of the world in the education of our children. For a nation that leads the world in education spending, more than $720 billion annually, this is simply not acceptable. Read More ›