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Patriotic man, woman, and child waving American flags in the air.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 21, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

We Must Build on Educational Freedom Election Wins

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 21, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

The highly anticipated "red wave" didn’t materialize in the midterm elections. Despite that disappointment, however, there were valuable victories for educational freedom. Credit is due to the parents who spoke out against school closures and political indoctrination taking precedence over academic learning. 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 ›

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

Rethinking Teacher Pay to Recruit Subject Matter Experts

_{Keri D. Ingraham
June 10, 2022
Education Policy, Education Reform, 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 ›

Boy student having a video call with his classmates

^{Keri Ingraham and Christos Makridis
April 5, 2022
Education Funding, Education Policy, Unions}

The Deterioration of K-12 Education in America

_{Keri Ingraham and Christos Makridis
April 5, 2022
Education Funding, Education Policy, Unions}

Recruiting and retaining excellent teachers is hindered by a system that rewards tenure instead of performance. Despite the extreme measures of teachers’ unions to promote teacher working conditions and compensation, research reveals that right-to-work laws positively improve worker well-being. Read More ›

Female Teacher With Two Elementary School Pupils Wearing Uniform Using Digital Tablet At Desk

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 27, 2022
Charter Schools, Education Policy}

Charters Are Solid Alternatives to Traditional Public Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 27, 2022
Charter Schools, Education Policy}

House Bills 1591 and 1962 would address the two major weaknesses in Washington’s charter school laws. If passed, more charter schools could be created, and charter public schools would receive funding equal to traditional public schools. Read More ›

Asian tourist man walking on the old and broken wood bridge

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 17, 2022
Education Policy, Learning}

What Will It Take to Put U.S. K-12 Education on a Better Path?

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 17, 2022
Education Policy, Learning}

Parents want the student learning loss remedied. They are no longer satisfied with the ineffective one-size-fits-all approach. What will it take to make up for the learning loss and set the United States’ K-12 education system on a better trajectory? Read More ›

Washington State Ferry Olympic Mountains Edmonds

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 2, 2021
Education Policy}

Misguided Mandate Will Cost Washington State

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 2, 2021
Education Policy}

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 ›

Change of job, unemployment, resigned concept.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 12, 2021
Education Policy, Indoctrination}

It’s Not Only Students Taking Flight From Public Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 12, 2021
Education Policy, Indoctrination}

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 ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 15, 2021
Education Policy, Education Reform, Teaching}

Rethinking Teacher Certification to Employ K–12 Adjunct Teachers

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 15, 2021
Education Policy, Education Reform, Teaching}

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

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 26, 2021
Education Policy}

The Truth About School Mask Mandates

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 26, 2021
Education Policy}

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 ›