Category: Education Reform

^{Keri D. Ingraham
April 4, 2024
Charter Schools, Education Reform, Innovation}

Students Soar at Innovative West Michigan Aviation Academy

_{Keri D. Ingraham
April 4, 2024
Charter Schools, Education Reform, Innovation}

The average American annual salary is under $60,000, whereas the average annual salary of pilots is over $188,000 — $128,000 higher. Yet there is a pilot shortage. These positions do not require a college degree but instead specialized training, and the training need not wait until students complete high school. Read More ›

Flight instructor and student inside small Piper aircraft

^{Keri D. Ingraham
April 3, 2024
Charter Schools, Education Reform, Innovation}

A Proven High School Model to Replicate

_{Keri D. Ingraham
April 3, 2024
Charter Schools, Education Reform, Innovation}

In 2010, the doors opened to a new type of tuition-free public charter high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Located adjacent to the Gerald R. Ford International Airport, West Michigan Aviation Academy has been turning out more than just future pilots for the past 13 school years. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
April 1, 2024
Charter Schools, Education Reform, Innovation}

Let’s Align High School to Workforce Needs

_{Keri D. Ingraham
April 1, 2024
Charter Schools, Education Reform, Innovation}

The perceived value of higher education has been plummeting for years, yet tuition prices continue to rise at levels outpacing the increased career earning power in several fields. Combine the financial cost and the misalignment of college courses with the labor markets, and it’s no surprise that traditional higher education is on the decline. Read More ›

Figures of a man and a woman are drawn chalk on a blackboard. The concept , gender,transgender

^{American Center for Transforming Education
March 15, 2024
Education Reform, School Choice}

The Destructive Worldview Stealing America’s Children

_{American Center for Transforming Education
March 15, 2024
Education Reform, School Choice}

Millions of parents are left with only the option of sending their children off to a school each day where they are inculcated in a belief system hostile to their values. But there's hope. Read More ›

Schoolboy solving a problem on a blackboard.

^{Walter Myers III
March 13, 2024
Education Reform, International Education}

Could Singapore Math Be a Fix for U.S. Mathematics Education?

_{Walter Myers III
March 13, 2024
Education Reform, International Education}

Over the past couple of decades, Singapore has consistently outranked international competition in mathematics. Meanwhile, the United States is sadly below average in mathematics, which is a critical area of education that drives success in STEM careers. Read More ›

^{American Center for Transforming Education
December 15, 2023
Education Reform, School Choice}

Unprecedented Educational Freedom Was Achieved in 2023

_{American Center for Transforming Education
December 15, 2023
Education Reform, School Choice}

Legislative sessions saw upwards of 124 school choice bills. Most noteworthy, eight more states joined Arizona and West Virginia with universal school choice, bringing the total to ten: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Utah, and West Virginia! Read More ›

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^{American Center for Transforming Education
November 29, 2023
Education Reform, School Choice}

Our Unique Approach Gains National Attention

_{American Center for Transforming Education
November 29, 2023
Education Reform, School Choice}

Discovery Institute’s American Center for Transforming Education has gained increasing national attention with our unique two-prong approach. We work to transform public education while also empowering parents with the freedom to select the K-12 educational avenue for their children. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 19, 2023
Education Reform, School Choice}

Abbott Says He’s Keeping Texas Lawmakers in Session Until They Expand School Choice

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 19, 2023
Education Reform, School Choice}

Historically, Texas has painfully lagged in school choice programs, resembling more of a blue state than its Republican trifecta. But Governor Abbott is committed to changing that. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
October 9, 2023
Education Reform}

Dr. Keri D. Ingraham on the Crisis in American Education

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 9, 2023
Education Reform}

It’s no secret that American education is in a profound crisis. From dismal academic performance, to bitter contention over gender ideology taught in elementary school, the damage caused by COVID school lockdowns, a collapse in discipline, and fear of violence, “school days” have become much more complicated than reading, writing, and arithmetic. Read More ›

^{Donald Nielsen
September 13, 2023
Education Reform}

Education: A Republican Opportunity

_{Donald Nielsen
September 13, 2023
Education Reform}

In the 1960s and 1970s, two major pieces of federal law began the dismantling of American education. The first was allowing government employees to join unions, and the second was the creation of the federal Department of Education. Republicans should reverse these laws, which have proven detrimental to the efficient and effective functioning of both our K-12 and university systems. Read More ›