Tag: Coronavirus

Portrait of focused schoolgirl wearing protective face mask working at lesson in classroom, writing exercise

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 26, 2021
Education Policy}

The Truth About School Mask Mandates

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 26, 2021
Education Policy}

Past generations of healthy, young Americans willingly risked their lives for our freedom. Today many people are willingly succumbing to government dictates that control their basic everyday decisions through stay-at-home orders, mask mandates, limited religious gatherings, and most recently through forced vaccinations. Read More ›

Female nurse with mask giving vaccine to patient in clinic.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education Policy, Higher Education}

Vaccine Mandates & Bribery Are Headed for K-12 Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education Policy, Higher Education}

Trends in higher education often trickle down to K-12 schools. The coronavirus vaccine fiat is heading toward the primary and secondary academic setting in record time. Read More ›

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 Policy, Educational Leadership}

Perfect Time for a K-12 Redesign

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 3, 2021
Education Policy, 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 ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 21, 2021
Unions}

Teachers & Vaccines: Debate & Demands

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 21, 2021
Unions}

With COVID-19 vaccines in the early stages of rollout across the U.S., a debate has sparked: Should teachers reenter classrooms prior to vaccination? Demands are surfacing. Read More ›

Funny girl fond of chemistry filming video while making experiment

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 11, 2021
Education Policy, International Education}

When Remote Learning Works

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 11, 2021
Education Policy, International Education}

It’s no secret that remote learning is not working for the majority as schools remain closed. However, are there conditions where remote learning works exceedingly well? One Canadian school has a track record of providing outstanding remote learning and can serve as a model worth replication. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
December 22, 2020
Teaching, Unions}

The Chasm Spanning Public and Private Schools Continues in a COVID-19 Era

_{Keri D. Ingraham
December 22, 2020
Teaching, Unions}

There was a stark difference between public and private schools in how they handled the launch of the school year in mid-August to early September as a response to COVID-19. The situation is no different as 2020 comes to a close. Half of all U.S. public schools are closed either entirely or partially, as opposed to private schools who scrambled last summer to open on day one of their scheduled school year and have remained in full operation since. Read More ›

Group of elementary school kids running at school, back view

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 22, 2020
Learning}

Making Up for Lost Learning

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 22, 2020
Learning}

It’s no secret that the Coronavirus school closures have led to student learning loss. What is the plan to combat that loss? Read More ›

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

The Chasm Spanning Public and Private School COVID-19 Responses

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

I'm busy! Beautiful young woman is working at home with her little cute daughter nearby. Don't have enough time for child.

^{Bailey Takacs
April 6, 2020
Charter Schools, Innovation, Technology in Education}

Virtual Schooling: No Time for Excuses

_{Bailey Takacs
April 6, 2020
Charter Schools, Innovation, Technology in Education}

The coronavirus should not hold back any school from providing education to their children. Yet across the nation there has been reluctance to embrace alternatives to traditional in-person education. Read More ›