Category: Education Policy | Page 8 | American Center for Transforming Education

Female nurse with mask giving vaccine to patient in clinic.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education Policy, Higher Education}

Vaccine Mandates & Bribery Are Headed for K-12 Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education Policy, Higher Education}

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.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education Policy, Unions}

The Problem With Public Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education Policy, Unions}

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

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 4, 2021
Charter Schools, Education Policy, Homeschool, School Choice}

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

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 4, 2021
Charter Schools, Education Policy, Homeschool, School Choice}

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 ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 28, 2021
Education Policy, Learning}

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

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 28, 2021
Education Policy, Learning}

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 ›

^{Jennifer Burke
July 27, 2021
Education Policy, Indoctrination, School Choice}

How Can You Combat the Danger Lurking in Education?

_{Jennifer Burke
July 27, 2021
Education Policy, Indoctrination, School Choice}

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 ›

Beautiful toddler sitting on the floor playing with building blocks toy at kindergarten

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 13, 2021
Education Policy}

With Biden It’s a Free-for-All, Preschool Included

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 13, 2021
Education Policy}

Falling within his $1.8 trillion American Families Plans, the President is attempting to push a policy of government-provided preschool for all three- and four-year-old children. Read More ›

student's hand taking English test in class

^{Keri D. Ingraham
June 23, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation, Technology in Education}

K-12 Redesign: Retooling Testing

_{Keri D. Ingraham
June 23, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation, Technology in Education}

Our K-12 schools are organized more like a swim meet focused on recording student placement results rather than a swim lesson devoted to student learning. What value are student assessment results if all students move on to the next lesson, concept, or skill regardless of whether mastery was achieved or not? Read More ›

Bored High School Pupil Slumped On Desk In Classroom

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 18, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation}

It’s Past Time for a K-12 Redesign

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 18, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation}

K-12 public education, already in crisis pre-COVID-19, is on a steep downward trajectory — with the severe lack of instruction time, staggering learning loss, alarming dropout numbers, and serious student disengagement. With half of the schools closed nationwide a full year without providing in-person instruction, and only returning with reduced instruction hours despite heaps of additional funding, it’s overdue time for a K-12 redesign. Read More ›

money printing process concept illustration

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

More Money Can’t Solve the K-12 Education Crisis

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

Money can’t buy happiness. Nor can pumping excessive money into our K-12 public education system buy student achievement. But people will still try, and when it doesn’t produce the desired outcome, they will try again, setting the threshold of required money higher than before. And, so the insane cycle repeats itself — again and again and again. Read More ›

School club education. Chemistry themed club. Discover and explore properties of substances together. Interests and topic club. Teacher and pupils test tubes in classroom. Older kids help younger

^{Keri D. Ingraham
April 12, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation, Learning}

K-12 Redesign: Achievement Instead of Time

_{Keri D. Ingraham
April 12, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation, Learning}

The U.S. K-12 education system is designed based on time, not student achievement. Today too many students exit the system logging the required time but not meeting learning proficiencies. A redesign is warranted that promotes students based on their competency, not the school calendar. Read More ›

Two classmates with face masks sharing hand sanitizer in the classroom.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 23, 2021
Education Policy, Unions}

A Win for Private Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 23, 2021
Education Policy, Unions}

In a surprising move, Democrat Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, advocated for private schools to receive $2.75 billion as part of the American Rescue Plan. Schumer, motivated by the powerful New York City Orthodox Jewish Community lobby, immediately came under attack by fellow Democrats, teacher unions, and public school associations. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 22, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation}

K-12 Redesign: School Calendar

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 22, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation}

The United States continues to place subpar among developed nations for K-12 student performance. Not surprisingly, U.S. students receive fewer education hours over the course of a year than those they lag behind. A revamping of the K-12 school calendar is in order. Read More ›