public schools

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The boy gets off the school bus and goes home. Generative AI
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Keri D. Ingraham
August 10, 2023
Education Policy
3

‘Public’ Schools That Aren’t Public

Keri D. Ingraham
August 10, 2023
Education Policy
3
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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Young parents with their daughter holding American flag in countryside at sunset. Independence Day celebration
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Keri D. Ingraham
July 31, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice
4

Families Want Educational Freedom

Keri D. Ingraham
July 31, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice
4
Families with children in public schools are restricted to a specifically assigned school based on home address — even if another public school is a better fit. Removing that artificial barrier in order that there are “no more lines” in public education should be a priority. Read More ›
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Crowd of people at a protest rally in America against the current government with their hands in the air, view from the back, peaceful march of the country's for freedom and democracy. Generative AI
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Keri D. Ingraham
July 26, 2023
Unions
5

Teachers Unions Pretend to Promote Freedom

Keri D. Ingraham
July 26, 2023
Unions
5
With the hashtag “#TeachTruth,” the National Education Association demanded the “freedom to teach” and the “freedom to learn” at their annual Representative Assembly earlier this month. It is laughable that the representatives and leaders of the world’s largest teachers union are masquerading as champions of freedom. Read More ›
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backside graduation hats during commencement success graduates of the university, Concept education congratulation. Graduation Ceremony ,Congratulated the graduates in University during commencement.
backside graduation hats during commencement success graduates of the university, Concept education congratulation. Graduation Ceremony ,Congratulated the graduates in University during commencement.
Walter Myers III
July 17, 2023
Education Policy
4

Black Students Don’t Need Affirmative Action in College Admissions – They Need Quality K-12 Education

Walter Myers III
July 17, 2023
Education Policy
4
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling barring race-based college admissions decisions was a win for all students – including black students. Placing ill-prepared students in college and saddling them with debt, despair, and high dropout rates does not better their future. Read More ›
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Schoolboy crying in the yard of the school
Schoolboy crying in the yard of the school
Donald Nielsen
July 11, 2023
4

Our Public School System Is Set Up To Fail — and It’s Succeeding

Donald Nielsen
July 11, 2023
4
The recent report by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, sometimes referred to as the nation’s report card, is a devastating assessment of the condition of our nation’s schools. In short, there has been virtually no educational progress with our nation’s children in more than 30 years – and urban districts are the worst performers.  Read More ›
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Sad boy front of a school bus. Child School concept. Education. Home education.
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Keri D. Ingraham
July 6, 2023
School Choice
4

Bring School Choice to the Public System

Keri D. Ingraham
July 6, 2023
School Choice
4
Despite this tremendous progress in empowering a growing number of parents with the freedom to move their children outside of the public education system, expanding options within public education often remains extremely limited. Read More ›
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President Stephen Douglas, Sprinfield, Illinois, USA.
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Keri D. Ingraham
June 14, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice
4

Illinois Set to Nix School Choice Program for Low-Income Children

Keri D. Ingraham
June 14, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice
4
On the heels of a historic year of school choice advancement, including legislation that enacted universal or near-universal school choice programs in seven states, Illinois is poised to go in the opposite direction, delivering a blow to low-income families. Read More ›
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Tired upset mature gray-haired Asian, business woman, manager or teacher, takes a break from online work, massages her head with her hand, has a headache, sits at the table, took off glasses,need rest
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Keri D. Ingraham, Erik Twist, & Lauren Grudem
June 7, 2023
Educational Leadership, Teaching
4

School Leaders Can Mitigate the Teacher Hiring Crisis

Keri D. Ingraham, Erik Twist, & Lauren Grudem
June 7, 2023
Educational Leadership, Teaching
4
The teacher-hiring crisis is far from over. High teacher-turnover rates are outpacing the sharp decline in student enrollment numbers in K-12 public schools. Read More ›
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transgender flag in the palm of the hand.
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Keri D. Ingraham
May 4, 2023
Indoctrination, Parental Rights
7

Red States Ban Destructive Transgender Treatments as K-12 Schools Funnel Children to Dangerous Path

Keri D. Ingraham
May 4, 2023
Indoctrination, Parental Rights
7
Increasingly, K-12 students are peddled ideas counter to basic biological reality related to their bodies. This science-defying deception takes place in the government-funded and regulated academic institutions across our country that are tasked with effectively educating our future citizenry and workforce. Read More ›