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May 13, 2024
Future of Work

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Bernie Sanders’ Plan to Reduce the Work Week to 32 Hours Will Lead to Nowhere

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May 13, 2024
Future of Work

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Self-described democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the “Thirty-Two Hour Work Week Act” recently that would mandate the standard workweek be reduced from 40 to 32 hours. Under the law, employees would not receive a reduction in pay despite the 20% drop in labor. Read More ›

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May 7, 2024
Higher Education, Indoctrination

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College Campus Protests Are a Byproduct of K-12 Education

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May 7, 2024
Higher Education, Indoctrination

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Tent encampments, violent protests, and defiant students are taking over the campuses of many of America’s most prestigious higher education institutions. In some cases, Jewish students have been forced to leave mid-semester, classes have been canceled or moved to remote only, and buildings have been barricaded by pro-Palestinian protesters. Read More ›

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April 9, 2024
Education Policy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, School Choice

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Keri D. Ingraham Discusses Education Innovation & School Choice on the Politically Unstable Podcast

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April 9, 2024
Education Policy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, School Choice

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There are pockets of amazing innovation happening around our country in K-12 education, but they are far too rare. One example of an innovative high school is West Michigan Aviation Academy in Grand Rapids. The school is in its 14th year, but few people know about it nationally. It should be a national headline because it is a model that deserves replication. Read More ›

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April 4, 2024
Charter Schools, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

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Students Soar at Innovative West Michigan Aviation Academy

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April 4, 2024
Charter Schools, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

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The average American annual salary is under $60,000, whereas the average annual salary of pilots is over $188,000 — $128,000 higher. Yet there is a pilot shortage. These positions do not require a college degree but instead specialized training, and the training need not wait until students complete high school. Read More ›

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April 3, 2024
Charter Schools, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

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A Proven High School Model to Replicate

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April 3, 2024
Charter Schools, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

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In 2010, the doors opened to a new type of tuition-free public charter high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Located adjacent to the Gerald R. Ford International Airport, West Michigan Aviation Academy has been turning out more than just future pilots for the past 13 school years. Read More ›

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April 1, 2024
Charter Schools, Education Policy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

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Let’s Align High School to Workforce Needs

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April 1, 2024
Charter Schools, Education Policy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

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The perceived value of higher education has been plummeting for years, yet tuition prices continue to rise at levels outpacing the increased career earning power in several fields. Combine the financial cost and the misalignment of college courses with the labor markets, and it’s no surprise that traditional higher education is on the decline. Read More ›

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 7, 2024
Classical Education

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Major Growth Generators of K-12 Classical Education

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March 7, 2024
Classical Education

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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 ›

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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.

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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 ›

The boy gets off the school bus and goes home. Generative AI

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August 10, 2023
Education Policy

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‘Public’ Schools That Aren’t Public

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August 10, 2023
Education Policy

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Teachers unions and education bureaucrats hail public schools for being open to all children while condemning private schools for limiting access. But most “public” schools aren’t public at all. Read More ›

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June 26, 2023

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Timing Is Everything

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June 26, 2023

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In our work at the American Center for Transforming Education we are committed to, calmy and without embarrassment, speaking the truth because we know there is hope. Read More ›