Tag: K-12 education

Two boys and girl use their phones during school breack. Cute boys sitting on the bench and play online games

^{Keri D. Ingraham and Peter Biles
September 6, 2024
Technology in Education}

Smartphones Are Killing Kids’ Ability to Concentrate

_{Keri D. Ingraham and Peter Biles
September 6, 2024
Technology in Education}

With K-12 schools back in session across the nation, millions of students are adjusting to a new learning environment — a cellphone-free classroom or, in some cases, a phone-free school day. Lawmakers in several states are pushing for such restrictions. Read More ›

Top view closeup of unrecognizable kid hiding phone in school and cheating during class

^{Peter Biles
August 30, 2024
Technology in Education}

Finally Something the Politicians Agree On: Phone-Free Schools

_{Peter Biles
August 30, 2024
Technology in Education}

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California is making a call on schools to restrict phones in schools, putting him in a rare place of agreement with colleagues like Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee, his opposite in almost every respect. Read More ›

Smiling mother shopping school supplies at store.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 22, 2024
Indoctrination, Teaching}

Irresponsible School Districts Force Teachers to Create Amazon Wish Lists

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 22, 2024
Indoctrination, Teaching}

For several weeks, social media has been flooded by teachers' posts with Amazon wish lists, soliciting others to stock their classrooms with basic supplies. This raises an obvious question: Why aren't school districts providing teachers what they need? Read More ›

^{ACTE
August 21, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice}

Exciting News

_{ACTE
August 21, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice}

Thanks to our generous donors, Discovery Institute's American Center for Transforming Education has significantly expanded our work. As a result, we are now providing national influence to advance each of the five aspects of our approach to K-12 education transformation. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 15, 2024
School Choice}

Parents Reward School Choice Candidates at Ballot Boxes Across the Country

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 15, 2024
School Choice}

The primary election results in a handful of states have made one thing clear — Republican elected officials who are anti-school choice are getting voted out of office while education freedom champions are securing state house and senate seats. Read More ›

^{ACTE
August 9, 2024
Indoctrination, Innovation}

Dr. Keri D. Ingraham Discusses Indoctrination and Innovation in Our Schools with Carrie Abbott

_{ACTE
August 9, 2024
Indoctrination, Innovation}

Dr. Keri D. Ingraham appears on The Carrie Abbot Show to discuss the indoctrination occurring in our K-12 public schools, and the ill effects it has on our students and our country. They also explore the solution, which Dr. Ingraham suggests is found in innovations to our education system. Read More ›

concept of family. father and child daughter outdoors

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 24, 2024
Indoctrination, Parental Rights}

Families With Schoolchildren Should Flee California

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 24, 2024
Indoctrination, Parental Rights}

Last week, Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1955, which blocks schools from requiring faculty and staff to notify parents and legal guardians when their minor child attempts to change his or her "gender identity" from that of their born biological sex. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 19, 2024
Parental Rights}

How to Navigate Your Child’s Education

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 19, 2024
Parental Rights}

Recently, I was asked by my alma mater, Regent University, to provide guidance for parents as they navigate their child’s academic journey. As parents, it is your responsibility to protect the heart and mind of your child. You are ultimately responsible for your son’s or daughter’s education. Here is what I shared as originally published in IMPACT. Read More ›

Cute boy and girl reading book in library

^{Peter Biles
July 16, 2024
Technology in Education}

Banning Smartphones Helps. Now Bring Back the Books.

_{Peter Biles
July 16, 2024
Technology in Education}

This summer, several states have proposed banning smartphones in public schools or introducing programs that will limit kids' phone use during school hours. So far New York, Indiana, Ohio, California, and Oklahoma have proposed bans or restrictions, showing rare bipartisan concern over the issue. Read More ›

^{ACTE
July 15, 2024
School Choice}

Dr. Keri D. Ingraham Discusses Flaws in the American Education System on Futures Edge

_{ACTE
July 15, 2024
School Choice}

On Futures Edge, hosted by Jim Iuorio and Bob Iaccino, Dr. Keri D. Ingraham discusses the flaws in the American education system that are holding our students and our country back from a successful and thriving future. Read More ›

^{ACTE
June 26, 2024
Indoctrination, School Choice}

Dr. Keri D. Ingraham Discusses Indoctrination in K-12 Public Education with Jesse Kelly

_{ACTE
June 26, 2024
Indoctrination, School Choice}

On the Jesse Kelly Show, Dr. Keri D. Ingraham explains how bureaucrats and teachers' unions influence how and what children think, why teaching between right and wrong in the classroom is important, and the exciting advancement in school choice legislation across the nation. Read More ›

^{ACTE
June 21, 2024
Indoctrination, School Choice}

Dr. Keri D. Ingraham Discusses Public Education’s Monopoly on the American Mind on the Problematic Women Podcast

_{ACTE
June 21, 2024
Indoctrination, School Choice}

Kristen Eichamer and Crystal Bonham interview Dr. Keri D. Ingraham on the Problematic Women Podcast. Together, they discuss how K-12 public education has a monopoly on the American mind, the economic consequences of COVID school shutdowns, protecting the original intent of Title IX, and the amendment currently before Congress that would require that women register for the draft. Read More ›