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Businessmen and businesswoman using tablet in office

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 23, 2021
Education Policy, Private School

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Educational Freedom (Part 3): Education Entrepreneurs

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 23, 2021
Education Policy, Private School

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America, a world leader in free enterprise, maintains an educational system that more closely resembles that of communist countries. The irony is significant. American businesses were built by entrepreneurs of vision, creativity, innovation, and persistence. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 21, 2021
Education Policy, Private School

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Educational Freedom (Part 2): Reducing Government Control

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 21, 2021
Education Policy, Private School

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The corrupting power of government is an issue too seldomly discussed in the context of public education. A corrupt government will use its control of the education of its future adult citizens for its own political ends at the expense of the best interests of its people. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 18, 2021
Education Policy, Private School

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Educational Freedom (Part 1): What if Low-Cost Private Education Existed?

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 18, 2021
Education Policy, Private School

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The words low-cost and private education seem antithetical. Yet, what if low-cost private education existed? Read More ›

Washington State Ferry Olympic Mountains Edmonds

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

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Misguided Mandate Will Cost Washington State

_{Keri D. Ingraham
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

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 28, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation

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K-12 Redesign: Graduation Requirements

_{Keri D. Ingraham
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 ›

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

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The Ultimate Mission Drift

_{Keri D. Ingraham
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.

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

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It’s Not Only Students Taking Flight From Public Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
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

_{Jennifer Burke
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 ›

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

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Rethinking Teacher Certification to Employ K–12 Adjunct Teachers

_{Keri D. Ingraham
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

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

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The Truth About School Mask Mandates

_{Keri D. Ingraham
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.

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

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Vaccine Mandates & Bribery Are Headed for K-12 Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
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.

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

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The Problem With Public Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
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 ›