Education Reform

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National flags on the masts. The flags of the United States, Germany, Belgium, Italia,Israel, Turkey and other
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Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2021
Education Reform, International Education

K-12 Redesign: A Financial Overhaul

Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2021
Education Reform, International Education
The United States is a world leader in K-12 education spending yet lags behind 25 other developed nations in K-12 student achievement. An education redesign, starting with a financial overhaul, is necessary if the U.S. will have a shot at remaining competitive with China, and others, in the global economy in the future. Ultimately, we need free market principles of choice and competition as drivers to improve U.S. K-12 education. Read More ›
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School books on desk
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Donald Nielsen
February 18, 2021
Education Reform

It’s Time to Rethink School

Donald Nielsen
February 18, 2021
Education Reform
A society is measured by the degree to which it loves, nurtures, and educates its children. Today, we are failing at all three. It's time to rethink school. Read More ›
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The used medical face mask hangs on the wood lecture chairs in the empty classroom. Concept during the Coronavirus disease COVID-19 outbreak and pandemic in the 2020s. Back to school concept.
The used medical face mask hangs on the wood lecture chairs in the empty classroom. Concept during the Coronavirus disease COVID-19 outbreak and pandemic in the 2020s. Back to school concept.
Keri D. Ingraham
February 3, 2021
Education Reform, Educational Leadership

Perfect Time for a K-12 Redesign

Keri D. Ingraham
February 3, 2021
Education Reform, Educational Leadership
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, just six weeks shy of a full year of no in-person instruction, it's the perfect time for a K-12 redesign. Read More ›
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Bored pupil sitting at his desk
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Keri D. Ingraham
September 28, 2020
Education Reform, Teaching

Factory Model Education Ignores Varied Learning Readiness

Keri D. Ingraham
September 28, 2020
Education Reform, Teaching
Take 25 adults the same age, from a range of different backgrounds, into an Apple Store and give them the same amount of time to learn the same device with the same directions. Obviously, learning outcomes will vary. Why do we ignore this reality for K-12 students? Read More ›
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Chasm in Little Petra, Jordan
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Keri D. Ingraham
September 21, 2020
Charter Schools, Education Reform, School Choice

The Chasm Spanning Public and Private School COVID-19 Responses

Keri D. Ingraham
September 21, 2020
Charter Schools, Education Reform, School Choice
Public schools demand campuses stay closed while the majority of private schools do whatever it takes to open. What would happen if K-12 education became a free market with competition as the driver? Would this elicit a different response from public schools? Read More ›
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Protesters at brooklyn bridge
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Donald Nielsen
June 15, 2020
Education Reform

The Source of the Problem

Donald Nielsen
June 15, 2020
Education Reform
Racism and police brutality are one source of the problems we are facing today, but those problems have been exacerbated by government’s failure to demand excellence in the performance of their employees and their leadership. Read More ›