Category: Education Policy | Page 7 | American Center for Transforming Education

Young male student sitting in the classroom

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 20, 2022
Education Policy, Unions

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Underfunded & Understaffed — The Reoccurring Themes of K-12 Public Education

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 20, 2022
Education Policy, Unions

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No regard is given to the poor management of personnel nor the bloated school district bureaucracy and staff rosters. Schools operate an overstaffing model, ignoring enrollment downturns because it positions them well to claim the education system is underfunded, which pulls on the heartstrings of lawmakers and voters. Read More ›

colorful waving flag of colorado state on a american dollar money background. finance concept

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 27, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice

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A State’s Most Strategic Plan — Universal School Choice

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 27, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice

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No other strategic plan can benefit a state more than implementing universal school choice. With Arizona making the leap first, other states will look on with watchful eyes and take notes. We may be witnessing the first step in a revolution with unlimited positive potential for states that follow suit. Read More ›

Money for the game Monopoly by Hasbro on a white background.

^{Donald Nielsen
September 26, 2022
Education Policy, Unions

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The Monopolies of Education

_{Donald Nielsen
September 26, 2022
Education Policy, Unions

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Monopolies are seldom efficient or effective. With three monopolies built into our current K-12 public education system, it's not hard to understand why the system is failing the majority of children. Read More ›

Group of young pupils of elementary school using virtual reality glasses during computer coding class.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 23, 2022
Education Policy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

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A Case for Disrupting K-12 Education in the U.S.

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 23, 2022
Education Policy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

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As other states follow Arizona’s lead in providing families with educational freedom, the market for edupreneurship will continue to grow. Now is the time for creative, innovative business minds with a passion and a vision for the future of education to step into this emerging arena. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 4, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice

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Break the K-12 Monopoly

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 4, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice

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Combining the sheer number of unionized employees with the massive government funding of public schools produces a noncompetitive system counter to our country’s free marketing founding. Read More ›

U.S. Supreme Court Building Pediment Detail showing

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 5, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice

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Landmark School Choice Ruling at Supreme Court: A Win for Parents

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 5, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice

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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 ›

Captured in a metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia primary school, this photograph depicts a typical classroom scene, where an audience of school children were seated on the floor before a teacher at the front of the room, who was reading an illustrated storybook, during one of the scheduled classroom sessions. One of the female students was assisting the teacher, while the rest of the class listened attentively to the instructor’s narrative. — Photo by CDC on Unsplash

^{Keri D. Ingraham
June 27, 2022
Education Policy

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Are You Concerned About the Direction of American Public Schools?

_{Keri D. Ingraham
June 27, 2022
Education Policy

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Now is the time for transformational change in our nation’s K-12 education system. Parents must have access to alternatives. The radical indoctrination must stop. And robust learning must occur. Read More ›

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

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Rethinking Teacher Pay to Recruit Subject Matter Experts

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

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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 ›

Burning sheet of paper in the male hand.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 30, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice

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Democrats Are Gaslighting American Parents About School Vouchers

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 30, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice

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Defunding public schools — even “stealing money” from them — is how the far-left and teachers’ unions term any attempt to offer parents more choice around education. For them, it’s about money and power, not children and high-quality learning. Read More ›

Teacher reading book to elementary school children in class

^{Walter Myers III
April 27, 2022
Education Policy

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What do Critical Race Theorists Think of the Current State of K-12 Education?

_{Walter Myers III
April 27, 2022
Education Policy

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What critical race theorist Derrick Bell saw as the primary barrier to equal education, which will be surprising to many, is teacher unions and others who have vested interests in maintaining the status quo of public education. Bell was a proponent of charter schools, tuition voucher programs, and independent schools. Read More ›

Boy student having a video call with his classmates

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

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The Deterioration of K-12 Education in America

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

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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 ›

Depressed black teenager thinking family problem, young age disappointment

^{Walter Myers III
February 10, 2022
Education Policy

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Affirmative Action Is a Symptom of Our Failing K-12 Education System

_{Walter Myers III
February 10, 2022
Education Policy

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However well-meaning, affirmative action is not the answer. It fails to address the root causes of educational performance disparities, creates an atmosphere of unequal opportunity and protection, and can even have negative effects on the very students who are meant to reap its benefits. We should instead come together and focus our efforts on reforming and redesigning K-12 education. Read More ›