Category: School Choice | Page 13 | American Center for Transforming Education

Portrait of black family with kids relax on couch

^{Jennifer Burke
September 30, 2021
Education Policy, Private School, School Choice

4}

Why I Support Empowering Parents With School Choice

_{Jennifer Burke
September 30, 2021
Education Policy, Private School, School Choice

4}

The argument for school choice has never been stronger than it is today. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 21, 2021
Indoctrination, Private School, School Choice

4}

Public School Tactics Feed Private School Enrollment

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 21, 2021
Indoctrination, Private School, School Choice

4}

After enrollment declining significantly nationwide over the past few decades due to rising tuition prices and economic recession periods, private schools are currently experiencing a season of unanticipated growth. Read More ›

Sad mixed-race teenager sitting on sidewalk, relationship problems, awkward age

^{Walter Myers III
September 16, 2021

5}

The Rise in Black Unemployment Is About More Than Race

_{Walter Myers III
September 16, 2021

5}

AFL-CIO chief economist William Spriggs argued that the primary cause for disappointing black employment numbers is discrimination. While there may be some correlation, the primary factor inhibiting black economic attainment is the failure of urban public schools to adequately prepare students for post-secondary education. 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

6}

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

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

6}

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 ›

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

3}

How Can You Combat the Danger Lurking in Education?

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

3}

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 ›

silhouette of businessman with flag on mountain

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 27, 2021
School Choice, Unions

6}

Despite Union Efforts, School Choice Gains New Ground

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 27, 2021
School Choice, Unions

6}

The impacts of COVID-19 are far-reaching, leaving virtually no industry untouched. In the K-12 education area, school choice efforts were amplified. Read More ›

coronavirus fears close schools worldwide amid the virus pandemic outbreak, school closed or shutdown concept

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 28, 2021
Education Policy, School Choice

4}

Time to Expand Our Reach

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 28, 2021
Education Policy, School Choice

4}

The American Center for Transforming Education is positioned to leverage this unique opportunity to prepare students to live, work, and thrive in tomorrow’s world. It’s time to expand our reach. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
December 30, 2020
Education Policy, School Choice

7}

President Trump Issues Executive Order Expanding Educational Opportunity

_{Keri D. Ingraham
December 30, 2020
Education Policy, School Choice

7}

President Trump’s December 28 executive order expands educational opportunity by providing emergency learning scholarships to disadvantaged K-12 students to access in-person learning. These grants meet an urgent need among low-income, special needs, and minority students who have been disproportionately affected by school closures. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 12, 2020
Charter Schools, School Choice

5}

School Choice (Part 2): The Great Equalizer

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 12, 2020
Charter Schools, School Choice

5}

Those championing equity, including those promoting the notion of equality of student outcomes, notoriously oppose school choice despite its effectiveness in reducing the opportunity gap. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 11, 2020
Charter Schools, School Choice

7}

School Choice (Part 1): An In-Depth Look

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 11, 2020
Charter Schools, School Choice

7}

Over 42.2 million K-12 students do not have school choice unless their parents can afford expensive private school tuition, or at least one parent can stay at home to provide the necessary supervision and academic support for homeschool learning. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 21, 2020
Charter Schools, Education Policy, School Choice

9}

The Chasm Spanning Public and Private School COVID-19 Responses

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 21, 2020
Charter Schools, Education Policy, School Choice

9}

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 ›

Concept of choice with crossroads spliting in two ways

^{Bailey Takacs
June 18, 2020
School Choice

1}

New Education Resource for Mississippi Parents

_{Bailey Takacs
June 18, 2020
School Choice

1}

Empower Mississippi, a nonprofit educational advocacy group, along with other in-state partners, has created a helpful new tool called the Mississippi School Finder. The website “offers users a complete picture of public, private, and alternative education options available in their communities.” Read More ›