Tag: President Trump

^{American Center for Transforming Education
January 29, 2026
Education Policy, School Choice

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White House Invites Keri D. Ingraham to Important School Choice Roundtable

_{American Center for Transforming Education
January 29, 2026
Education Policy, School Choice

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As part of National School Choice Week, the White House hosted an important school choice roundtable event today with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon. Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and American Center for Transforming Education Director Keri Ingraham was in attendance. The Trump Administration continues to recognize Ingraham’s significant contributions toward advancing education freedom in our nation through her leadership of the American Center for Transforming Education. School choice, empowering parents, and creating a free-market K-12 education are the much-needed solutions. Also, this week, Ingraham attended the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing titled “Empowering Families Through Educational Choice in America.” The committee is chaired by Senator Bill Cassidy, who opened the event, providing sound clarity. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
April 18, 2025
Education Policy, Higher Education

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Federal Student Loans Are Moving from the U.S. Department of Education to Small Business Administration

_{Keri D. Ingraham
April 18, 2025
Education Policy, Higher Education

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It is a commonsense decision to have the Small Business Administration’s financial experts — who already manage a massive number of small loans every day — oversee the approximate $1.6 trillion of loans for 43 million borrowers instead of education policy personnel. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
April 1, 2025
Education Policy, Unions

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Fearmongering and Falsehoods Over Education Dept. Shutdown

_{Keri D. Ingraham
April 1, 2025
Education Policy, Unions

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Unsurprisingly, there is tremendous fearmongering marked by falsehoods from the opposition regarding President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Public school personnel are already claiming that special education funding has been cut and that closing the department will devastate their ability to educate students. These claims are unfounded. Read More ›

Close up view of graduation hat on dollar banknotes. Tuition fees concept

^{Debra J. Saunders
April 30, 2022
Higher Education

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Student Loans: Payment Optional

_{Debra J. Saunders
April 30, 2022
Higher Education

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Since most Americans don’t graduate with college degrees, why should all taxpayers subsidize higher-income earners, who have enjoyed access to federal grants, loans, and tax credits? Read More ›

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

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Expanding Educational Opportunity

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

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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 ›