Tag: learning loss

^{Keri D. Ingraham
April 1, 2024
Charter Schools, Education Policy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation}

Let’s Align High School to Workforce Needs

_{Keri D. Ingraham
April 1, 2024
Charter Schools, Education Policy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation}

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 ›

Asian tourist man walking on the old and broken wood bridge

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 17, 2022
Education Policy, Learning}

What Will It Take to Put U.S. K-12 Education on a Better Path?

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 17, 2022
Education Policy, Learning}

Parents want the student learning loss remedied. They are no longer satisfied with the ineffective one-size-fits-all approach. What will it take to make up for the learning loss and set the United States’ K-12 education system on a better trajectory? Read More ›

Two cute little girls sitting on a wooden platform by the river or lake dipping their feet in the water on warm summer day

^{Keri D. Ingraham
April 15, 2021
Learning}

Summer Is Essential

_{Keri D. Ingraham
April 15, 2021
Learning}

Historically, summer has been seen as essential to give students a needed break from school for extended family time and outdoor fun. However, we need to think about this summer differently. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 22, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation}

K-12 Redesign: School Calendar

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 22, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation}

The United States continues to place subpar among developed nations for K-12 student performance. Not surprisingly, U.S. students receive fewer education hours over the course of a year than those they lag behind. A revamping of the K-12 school calendar is in order. Read More ›

National flags on the masts. The flags of the United States, Germany, Belgium, Italia,Israel, Turkey and other

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2021
Education Policy, International Education}

K-12 Redesign: A Financial Overhaul

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2021
Education Policy, International Education}

The United States is a world leader in K-12 education spending yet lags behind 25 other developed nations in K-12 student achievement. An education redesign, starting with a financial overhaul, is necessary if the U.S. will have a shot at remaining competitive with China, and others, in the global economy in the future. Ultimately, we need free market principles of choice and competition as drivers to improve U.S. K-12 education. 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 ›

coronavirus fears close schools worldwide amid the virus pandemic outbreak, school closed or shutdown concept

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 28, 2021
Education Policy, School Choice}

Time to Expand Our Reach

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 28, 2021
Education Policy, School Choice}

The American Center for Transforming Education is positioned to leverage this unique opportunity to prepare students to live, work, and thrive in tomorrow’s world. It’s time to expand our reach. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
December 30, 2020
Education Policy, School Choice}

President Trump Issues Executive Order Expanding Educational Opportunity

_{Keri D. Ingraham
December 30, 2020
Education Policy, School Choice}

President Trump’s December 28 executive order expands educational opportunity by providing emergency learning scholarships to disadvantaged K-12 students to access in-person learning. These grants meet an urgent need among low-income, special needs, and minority students who have been disproportionately affected by school closures. 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
October 14, 2020
Learning}

Staggering Learning Loss

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 14, 2020
Learning}

Students fortunate enough to have their school move toward a hybrid learning model may begin to return to campus two days per week. However, many districts implementing a hybrid learning format are only allocating four days a week to some form of student learning. Why? Read More ›