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President Joe Biden walks along the Colonnade of the White House Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, en route to the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

^{Andrew McDiarmid
April 30, 2022
School Choice

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Biden Undermines Parents in Remarks to Teachers

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 30, 2022
School Choice

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Do kids in America’s classrooms belong to the teachers? President Joe Biden seems to think so. In remarks to teachers this week at a White House event honoring national and state teachers of the year, Biden told educators that their students “are not somebody else’s children. Read More ›

Back to school. Cute asian pupil girl with backpack holding her mother hand and going to school in vintage color tone

^{Donald Nielsen
April 19, 2022
Curriculum, Teaching

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Challenging the Educational Establishment

_{Donald Nielsen
April 19, 2022
Curriculum, Teaching

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Private schools view parents as their customers. But, as a whole, public schools operate as if parents are an unwanted intrusion into their ability to deliver education. Read More ›

Young African American school boy with piggybank and backpack on black background

^{Jennifer Burke
March 28, 2022
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Choice in Education Funds Students Not Systems

_{Jennifer Burke
March 28, 2022
School Choice

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Join the growing national movement to make educational freedom available to all families, not just to the elite and wealthy. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 23, 2022
Indoctrination, Learning

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The New Norm in K-12 Public Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 23, 2022
Indoctrination, Learning

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Student motivation has plummeted. Graduation rates have backslid. Absenteeism has skyrocketed. Student misbehavior is commonplace. Violence on campuses has soared. In short, student well-being is at crisis low levels. And canceled school days due to teacher mental health days and staff shortages are becoming commonplace. Read More ›

Businessmen and businesswoman using tablet in office

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 23, 2021
Education Policy, Private School

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Educational Freedom (Part 3): Education Entrepreneurs

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 23, 2021
Education Policy, Private School

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America, a world leader in free enterprise, maintains an educational system that more closely resembles that of communist countries. The irony is significant. American businesses were built by entrepreneurs of vision, creativity, innovation, and persistence. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 21, 2021
Education Policy, Private School

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Educational Freedom (Part 2): Reducing Government Control

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 21, 2021
Education Policy, Private School

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The corrupting power of government is an issue too seldomly discussed in the context of public education. A corrupt government will use its control of the education of its future adult citizens for its own political ends at the expense of the best interests of its people. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 18, 2021
Education Policy, Private School

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Educational Freedom (Part 1): What if Low-Cost Private Education Existed?

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 18, 2021
Education Policy, Private School

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The words low-cost and private education seem antithetical. Yet, what if low-cost private education existed? Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 28, 2021
Education Policy, Learning

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The Ultimate Mission Drift

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 28, 2021
Education Policy, Learning

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Operating at odds with its stated mission, the United States Department of Education is failing our children on every major front. Students aren’t receiving equal access to quality schools or a learning experience characterized by educational excellence. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 21, 2021
Indoctrination, Private School, School Choice

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Public School Tactics Feed Private School Enrollment

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 21, 2021
Indoctrination, Private School, School Choice

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After enrollment declining significantly nationwide over the past few decades due to rising tuition prices and economic recession periods, private schools are currently experiencing a season of unanticipated growth. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 15, 2021
Education Policy, Teaching

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Rethinking Teacher Certification to Employ K–12 Adjunct Teachers

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 15, 2021
Education Policy, Teaching

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Current teacher certification laws create a rigid and deficient process for selecting and employing teachers. Reforming teacher certification laws would provide districts with more flexibility in how they hire teachers, including employing adjunct teachers for K–12 classrooms. Read More ›

Elementary School Science Teacher Uses Interactive Digital Whiteboard to Show Classroom Full of Children how Software Programming works for Robotics. Science Class, Curious Kids Listening Attentively

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 4, 2021
Charter Schools, Education Policy, Homeschool, School Choice

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Competition Is Good for Customers, but Would It Benefit Schools?

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 4, 2021
Charter Schools, Education Policy, Homeschool, School Choice

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Competition benefits consumers and is viewed as advantageous to them within the marketplace. However, when it comes to K-12 education in our country, competition is the outlier. Read More ›

silhouette of businessman with flag on mountain

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 27, 2021
School Choice, Unions

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Despite Union Efforts, School Choice Gains New Ground

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 27, 2021
School Choice, Unions

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The impacts of COVID-19 are far-reaching, leaving virtually no industry untouched. In the K-12 education area, school choice efforts were amplified. Read More ›