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African american father doing homework with his daughter. Black dad helping kid to learn and study for school. Family portrait.

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March 21, 2024
Hybrid Learning, School Choice

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K-12 Hybrid Schooling Is in High Demand

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March 21, 2024
Hybrid Learning, School Choice

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Polling data reveals that 49% of parents would prefer their child learn from home at least one day a week. While 10% want full-time homeschooling, the remaining 39% of parents desire their child to learn at home one to four days a week, with the remaining days attending school on-campus. Read More ›

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March 6, 2024
Classical Education

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The Surging Growth of K-12 Classical Education

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March 6, 2024
Classical Education

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Significantly more K-12 students today are receiving a classical education than just a few years ago, and this growing trend is accelerating nationwide. Read More ›

Statue of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates in Athens, Greece.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 5, 2024
Classical Education

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Classical Education Is Booming, but What Is It Exactly?

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March 5, 2024
Classical Education

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New classical schools have been launching at an average annual growth rate of nearly 5% over each of the past four academic years, according to a recently released report by Arcadia Education. Read More ›

Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery at Night

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 21, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice

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Alabama Governor Ivey’s Top Legislative Priority Is Advancing Educational Freedom

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February 21, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice

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In the State of the State Address recently, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced, “passing an education savings account bill that works for families and for Alabama is my number one legislative priority.” Read More ›

A children’s protest in which a girl speaks through a megaphone giving a message of non-violence at a demonstration for peace and the eradication of conflicts,copy space

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 19, 2024
Education Policy, Indoctrination

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Public School District Spent Quarter of a Million Dollars on ‘Woke Kindergarten’ Teacher Training

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February 19, 2024
Education Policy, Indoctrination

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Instead of effectively equipping educators to teach students to read and do basic math, the Hayward Unified School District in the Bay Area of California reportedly spent $250,000 on ‘Woke Kindergarten’ teacher training. Read More ›

It is an open doors day in a school. We see a big queue of adults and children near to a school. Children and their parents – all together welcome to school!

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January 25, 2024
School Choice

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Parental Pursuit of School Choice Is Skyrocketing

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January 25, 2024
School Choice

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It is National School Choice Week, and parental demand for educational options for their children is surging. A January parent survey revealed that 72% of parents “considered new schools for their children last year–a 35% increase over 2022.” Sixty-three percent searched for a new school, and 44% chose one. Read More ›

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

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 12, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice

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Arizona Gov. Hobbs Seeks to Bury Education Freedom in Bureaucracy

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January 12, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice

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After failing in her multiple attempts to block and remove Arizona’s universal school choice opportunities for families, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is now looking to layer endless bureaucracy onto the state’s thriving Empowerment Scholarship Account program. Read More ›

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December 15, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Unprecedented Educational Freedom Was Achieved in 2023

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December 15, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Legislative sessions saw upwards of 124 school choice bills. Most noteworthy, eight more states joined Arizona and West Virginia with universal school choice, bringing the total to ten: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Utah, and West Virginia! Read More ›

Children, books, and hanging out in the park with friends. Learning or diversity in reading at the school playground. Children, study or education

^{Keri D. Ingraham
December 8, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Educational Freedom Expansion Will Continue in 2024

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December 8, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Ten states have passed legislation to grant all, or nearly all, families statewide with K-12 education freedom. It is time for all of the other Republican trifecta states to get the job done. Read More ›

Silhouette of family happy on the Independence Day (United States) or ID4

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November 29, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Our Unique Approach Gains National Attention

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November 29, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Discovery Institute’s American Center for Transforming Education has gained increasing national attention with our unique two-prong approach. We work to transform public education while also empowering parents with the freedom to select the K-12 educational avenue for their children. Read More ›

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November 16, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Texas Lawmakers Finally Get Serious About School Choice for Families

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November 16, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Texas State Rep. Cody Harris, a Republican from rural Palestine, Texas, was one of several Republicans who initially opposed school choice. Yet, once he began serving on the House Public Education Committee earlier this year, his position changed. Read More ›

Daughter is reading book to her international parents

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 23, 2023
Parental Rights, School Choice

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How Texas Is Becoming the Frontlines for Parents-First School Choice

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October 23, 2023
Parental Rights, School Choice

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For far too long, K-12 public schools have been viewed as the only experts when it comes to educating children. Parents’ fundamental responsibility to serve as the primary educators of their children has been outsourced to these government institutes, where the vast majority of children remain trapped. Read More ›