Tag: competition

United States of American flag waving. 3d render

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 4, 2025
Education Policy, Innovation, School Choice

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Is America Doomed to Decline?

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 4, 2025
Education Policy, Innovation, School Choice

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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” The Declaration of Independence With the 250th anniversary of our nation upon us, many are reflecting on the past while also considering the future. What makes America unique? Where is the great American experiment headed? Are our best days behind us? Is America doomed to decline? Despite all America has overcome and achieved in the past, many people hold a pessimistic outlook for our nation’s future. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan delivered a charge to the nation in his Inaugural Address. His words ring resoundingly Read More ›

Happy children of different nationalities celebrate 4th of July by energetically waving American flags.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
June 2, 2025
Education Policy, School Choice

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The Education Freedom Era Is Underway

_{Keri D. Ingraham
June 2, 2025
Education Policy, School Choice

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As recent as five years ago, statewide education freedom was a far-fetched idea to most people. Yet, with 16 states signing it into law in four years, it shows what is possible with excellent leadership, political will, and the voices of moms and dads. Read More ›

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^{American Center for Transforming Education
December 13, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice

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A Winning Strategy

_{American Center for Transforming Education
December 13, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice

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The teacher union-controlled K-12 public education monopoly is not only failing to educate students but is promoting radical gender ideology, Critical Race Theory, and an anti-American worldview to American children. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 6, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Policy Focus: Education Savings Accounts

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 6, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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A few years ago, the hope of providing all families within a state with funding to select the education avenues that would best serve their individual children was considered nearly unimaginable. Read More ›

Public or Private School Green Road Sign Over Sky

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

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No Incentive to Provide Quality Service or Produce Results

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

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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 ›

Group of young pupils of elementary school using virtual reality glasses during computer coding class.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 23, 2022
Education Policy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

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A Case for Disrupting K-12 Education in the U.S.

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 23, 2022
Education Policy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

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As other states follow Arizona’s lead in providing families with educational freedom, the market for edupreneurship will continue to grow. Now is the time for creative, innovative business minds with a passion and a vision for the future of education to step into this emerging arena. Read More ›

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

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Arizona a Bright Beacon for Educational Freedom

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

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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 ›

Female Teacher With Two Elementary School Pupils Wearing Uniform Using Digital Tablet At Desk

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 27, 2022
Charter Schools, Education Policy

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Charters Are Solid Alternatives to Traditional Public Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 27, 2022
Charter Schools, Education Policy

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House Bills 1591 and 1962 would address the two major weaknesses in Washington’s charter school laws. If passed, more charter schools could be created, and charter public schools would receive funding equal to traditional public schools. Read More ›

Businessmen and businesswoman using tablet in office

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 23, 2021
Education Policy, Private School

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Educational Freedom (Part 3): Education Entrepreneurs

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 23, 2021
Education Policy, Private School

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America, a world leader in free enterprise, maintains an educational system that more closely resembles that of communist countries. The irony is significant. American businesses were built by entrepreneurs of vision, creativity, innovation, and persistence. 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

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

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

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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 ›

National flags on the masts. The flags of the United States, Germany, Belgium, Italia,Israel, Turkey and other

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2021
Education Policy, International Education

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K-12 Redesign: A Financial Overhaul

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2021
Education Policy, International Education

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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 ›

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

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The Chasm Spanning Public and Private School COVID-19 Responses

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

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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 ›