Tag: educational freedom

US flag and flag of Texas flying proudly above the Texas State Capital

^{Keri D. Ingraham
June 5, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice}

Greg Abbott Went to War for School Choice — He Appears to Have Won

_{Keri D. Ingraham
June 5, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice}

Texas voters made their voices heard at the ballot box last week by ousting from the state House of Representatives Republicans who had voted with Democrats to block school choice for families in the Lone Star State. The Texas House is now positioned to successfully pass a sweeping school-choice bill on behalf of Texas families in the 2025 legislative session. Read More ›

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^{ACTE
March 15, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice}

The Destructive Worldview Stealing America’s Children

_{ACTE
March 15, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice}

Millions of parents are left with only the option of sending their children off to a school each day where they are inculcated in a belief system hostile to their values. But there's hope. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 7, 2024
Classical Education}

Major Growth Generators of K-12 Classical Education

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 7, 2024
Classical Education}

K-12 classical education has emerged as a quickly growing, sought-after educational option by parents for their children over the past four years. The COVID-19-induced school closures, with remote sessions, triggered a 'great parent awakening' around their children's education. Read More ›

Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery at Night

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

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

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

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 ›

^{ACTE
December 15, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Unprecedented Educational Freedom Was Achieved in 2023

_{ACTE
December 15, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

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}

Educational Freedom Expansion Will Continue in 2024

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

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 ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 16, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Texas Lawmakers Finally Get Serious About School Choice for Families

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 16, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

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 ›

Young couple sending their children to school

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 7, 2023
School Choice}

School Choice Hypocrisy: Good for My Children, but Not Yours

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 7, 2023
School Choice}

There are five major categories of people working to block school choice for others despite taking advantage of it themselves. The most hypocritical — those who send their own children to private schools as their wealth allows but don’t want others to have that opportunity. Read More ›

Daughter is reading book to her international parents

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

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

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

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 ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 25, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Educational Freedom

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 25, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

As of two years ago, statewide school choice wasn't a reality. Today, 10 states have signed universal or near-universal school choice into law. Read More ›

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

Policy Focus: Education Savings Accounts

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

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 ›

Sad boy front of a school bus. Child School concept. Education. Home education.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 6, 2023
School Choice}

Bring School Choice to the Public System

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 6, 2023
School Choice}

Despite this tremendous progress in empowering a growing number of parents with the freedom to move their children outside of the public education system, expanding options within public education often remains extremely limited. Read More ›