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Patriotic man, woman, and child waving American flags in the air.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 21, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

We Must Build on Educational Freedom Election Wins

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 21, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

The highly anticipated "red wave" didn’t materialize in the midterm elections. Despite that disappointment, however, there were valuable victories for educational freedom. Credit is due to the parents who spoke out against school closures and political indoctrination taking precedence over academic learning. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 16, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

The Fight For Educational Freedom Is Just Warming Up

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 16, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

The educational victories in various states are a testament to the power of the ‘parents’ party,’ which, by many accounts, is still in its infancy. In the coming years, this parent movement will continue to grow in number and influence as public schools persist in doubling down on their woke agendas and as more parents experience the tremendous benefits of educational freedom. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 8, 2022
School Choice, Unions}

Constraints on Educational Freedom Have Dems Fleeing the Party

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 8, 2022
School Choice, Unions}

White suburban women, who comprise roughly 20% of the electorate, have swung right. Concerns about skyrocketing costs and crime have been top of mind for these women, and for the moms and grandmothers of this population segment, education has been a key driver of their party affiliation change. Read More ›

Teacher With Male Elementary School Pupil With Problem

^{Keri D. Ingraham and Max Eden
November 7, 2022
School Choice}

School Choice Can Catch Students Back Up

_{Keri D. Ingraham and Max Eden
November 7, 2022
School Choice}

The recent release of the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress exam score reveals the largest decline since the assessment was launched in 1990. The depth of the crisis is greater than many in the education establishment want to acknowledge. Read More ›

Public or Private School Green Road Sign Over Sky

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 24, 2022
Private School, School Choice}

No Incentive to Provide Quality Service or Produce Results

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 24, 2022
Private School, School Choice}

One of the biggest differences between public and private K-12 schools is the incentives. Private schools are motivated to satisfy their customers, parents, and families — be responsive or risk losing them. Read More ›

colorful waving flag of colorado state on a american dollar money background. finance concept

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 27, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

A State’s Most Strategic Plan — Universal School Choice

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 27, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

No other strategic plan can benefit a state more than implementing universal school choice. With Arizona making the leap first, other states will look on with watchful eyes and take notes. We may be witnessing the first step in a revolution with unlimited positive potential for states that follow suit. Read More ›

desert at sunset, rocky desert arizona with cacti under the setting sun,3D rendering

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 12, 2022
Innovation, School Choice}

Arizona a Bright Beacon for Educational Freedom

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 12, 2022
Innovation, School Choice}

As more edupreneurs come on the scene and parents are able to use their state-issued funding to select education for their children from an array of innovative options, quality and transparency will be demanded. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 4, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

Break the K-12 Monopoly

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 4, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

Combining the sheer number of unionized employees with the massive government funding of public schools produces a noncompetitive system counter to our country’s free marketing founding. Read More ›

happy family with the flag of america USA at sunset outdoors

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 21, 2022
Indoctrination, School Choice, Teaching}

The Battle for the American Mind

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 21, 2022
Indoctrination, School Choice, Teaching}

The progressive ideologies dominating public education classrooms — with increasing measure — are producing young people beholden to the worldview of their schooling. And in many cases at odds with the values their parents try to instill. Read More ›

U.S. Supreme Court Building Pediment Detail showing

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 5, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

Landmark School Choice Ruling at Supreme Court: A Win for Parents

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 5, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

In a major win for parents, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Carson v. Makin recently that Maine's tuition assistance program could not discriminate against parents who select private religious schools for their children. Read More ›

Burning sheet of paper in the male hand.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 30, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

Democrats Are Gaslighting American Parents About School Vouchers

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 30, 2022
Education Policy, School Choice}

Defunding public schools — even “stealing money” from them — is how the far-left and teachers’ unions term any attempt to offer parents more choice around education. For them, it’s about money and power, not children and high-quality learning. Read More ›

President Joe Biden walks along the Colonnade of the White House Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, en route to the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

^{Andrew McDiarmid
April 30, 2022
School Choice}

Biden Undermines Parents in Remarks to Teachers

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 30, 2022
School Choice}

Do kids in America’s classrooms belong to the teachers? President Joe Biden seems to think so. In remarks to teachers this week at a White House event honoring national and state teachers of the year, Biden told educators that their students “are not somebody else’s children. Read More ›