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^{American Center for Transforming Education
September 15, 2026

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Keri D. Ingraham Receives Presidential Commission Appointment

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September 15, 2026

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President Donald Trump has appointed Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and American Center for Transforming Education Director Keri D. Ingraham to serve on the Commission on Presidential Scholars. The Presidential appointment is a significant honor and recognizes Ingraham’s leadership and contributions to education throughout the United States. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 26, 2025

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Attending an Executive Order Signing at the White House

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 26, 2025

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On March 20, I was at the White House as President Trump unveiled and signed into law the “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities” executive order. It was an incredible honor to receive this special invitation to the White House and recognition as an education freedom champion in our country from the President of the United States. While at the White House, I had the pleasure of speaking with Governors Ron DeSantis, Greg Abbott, Kim Reynolds, Bill Lee, Jeff Landry, Mike Braun, Mike DeWine, Brad Little, and Jim Pillen, among many others. It was a great day for the nation, taking an essential step in the right direction to effectively educate children, who are the future of Read More ›

^{American Center for Transforming Education
February 7, 2025

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Keri D. Ingraham Talks Defending Women’s Sports on NTD News

_{American Center for Transforming Education
February 7, 2025

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Keri D. Ingraham appeared on NTD Newsroom on February 6, 2025 to discuss the Trump administration’s executive order banning biological men from women’s sports.

A boy is going to school for the first time. A boy with a bag goes to primary school. Child open gate to school. Back to school.

^{Donald Nielsen
May 23, 2024

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Closing Schools Should Be the Last Resort, Not the First

_{Donald Nielsen
May 23, 2024

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Earlier this month, the Seattle Public Schools (SPS) announced plans to close 20 elementary schools. According to the district, SPS simply has too many schools for too few students. This is not a new problem, as enrollment has been declining for several years. Between 2019 and 2023, the district lost over 5,000 students, most due to the COVID-19 shutdown. Read More ›

Schoolboy crying in the yard of the school

^{Donald Nielsen
July 11, 2023

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Our Public School System Is Set Up To Fail — and It’s Succeeding

_{Donald Nielsen
July 11, 2023

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The recent report by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, sometimes referred to as the nation’s report card, is a devastating assessment of the condition of our nation’s schools. In short, there has been virtually no educational progress with our nation’s children in more than 30 years – and urban districts are the worst performers. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
June 26, 2023

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Timing Is Everything

_{Keri D. Ingraham
June 26, 2023

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In our work at the American Center for Transforming Education we are committed to, calmy and without embarrassment, speaking the truth because we know there is hope. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 3, 2023

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My Talk With Tucker After His Last Show on Fox News

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 3, 2023

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Hoping to see someone I knew in the sea of people arriving in black-tie attire, I spotted a familiar face, Tucker Carlson. My conversation with Tucker — and the timing of it — will not soon be forgotten. Read More ›

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

^{Debra J. Saunders
October 19, 2022

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Closed Schools Join with Closed Minds

_{Debra J. Saunders
October 19, 2022

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COVID school closures hurt American kids. American parents have seen it: The longer schools were closed and replaced with remote learning, the more students fell behind. Read More ›

person holding assault rifle — Photo by Gerson Martins on Unsplash

^{Donald Nielsen
June 29, 2022

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It’s Not Just About Guns

_{Donald Nielsen
June 29, 2022

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The recent mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, has again brought the nation’s attention to the issue of gun control and what, if anything, we can do to prevent further bloodshed. Read More ›

classroom of a daycare center without children and teacher

^{Debra J. Saunders
February 23, 2022

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Don’t Go to the Head of the Class

_{Debra J. Saunders
February 23, 2022

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If there’s one group the education establishment wants to stop, it is parents, many of them Asians, who push their students to excel. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
January 23, 2022

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Youngkin Rips Off the School Mask Mandate

_{Debra J. Saunders
January 23, 2022

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Newly minted Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed nine executive orders and two directives that, among other things, ended a mandate that state employees be vaccinated and a school mask mandate. He embraced the radical idea of allowing parents to decide if their children mask up in the classroom, effective Jan. 24. Read More ›

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

^{Walter Myers III
September 16, 2021

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The Rise in Black Unemployment Is About More Than Race

_{Walter Myers III
September 16, 2021

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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 ›