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^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 10, 2021
Learning

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Dumbing Down K-12 Education

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 10, 2021
Learning

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While 25 other nations outperform U.S. K-12 public school students academically, we tout data that ranks our students against other American students. States boast about outperforming other states. Districts flaunt two percent gains in graduation rates. Read More ›

Portrait of focused schoolgirl wearing protective face mask working at lesson in classroom, writing exercise

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 26, 2021
Education Policy

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The Truth About School Mask Mandates

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 26, 2021
Education Policy

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Past generations of healthy, young Americans willingly risked their lives for our freedom. Today many people are willingly succumbing to government dictates that control their basic everyday decisions through stay-at-home orders, mask mandates, limited religious gatherings, and most recently through forced vaccinations. Read More ›

Female nurse with mask giving vaccine to patient in clinic.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education Policy, Higher Education

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Vaccine Mandates & Bribery Are Headed for K-12 Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education Policy, Higher Education

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Trends in higher education often trickle down to K-12 schools. The coronavirus vaccine fiat is heading toward the primary and secondary academic setting in record time. Read More ›

Student working on laptop in college. Preparing for exam in college. Student working on a laptop on some stairs on campus preparing for an exam.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education Policy, Unions

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The Problem With Public Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 25, 2021
Education Policy, Unions

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Our K-12 public schools serve as the largest employment entity in the U.S. Adult employment is prioritized at the expense of student learning. Bloated bureaucracy consumes dollars that should be spent on students. Read More ›

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

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‘Equity’ in Education: Equal Opportunity or Equal Outcome?

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

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It is not uncommon for the word equity to be in a public school mission statement or core values. However, while it sounds good in theory, what is the underlining philosophy, and is it one in which most Americans agree? Read More ›

Transgender guy standing in front of man and woman toilet.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
June 2, 2021
Indoctrination

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The Radical Reshaping of K-12 Public Education (Part 1): Gender Redefinition & Self-Selection

_{Keri D. Ingraham
June 2, 2021
Indoctrination

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Extreme ideologies are quickly taking root in U.S. K-12 public schools through new school policies, practices, and curriculums — with devastating effects on students. Unfortunately, Americans are mainly turning a blind eye instead of speaking up against indoctrination that threatens our children’s education and the very fabric of our nation. Read More ›

Bored High School Pupil Slumped On Desk In Classroom

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 18, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation

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It’s Past Time for a K-12 Redesign

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 18, 2021
Education Policy, Innovation

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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 a full year without providing in-person instruction, and only returning with reduced instruction hours despite heaps of additional funding, it’s overdue time for a K-12 redesign. Read More ›

Funny girl fond of chemistry filming video while making experiment

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 11, 2021
Education Policy, International Education

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When Remote Learning Works

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 11, 2021
Education Policy, International Education

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It’s no secret that remote learning is not working for the majority as schools remain closed. However, are there conditions where remote learning works exceedingly well? One Canadian school has a track record of providing outstanding remote learning and can serve as a model worth replication. 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 ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
December 22, 2020
Teaching, Unions

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The Chasm Spanning Public and Private Schools Continues in a COVID-19 Era

_{Keri D. Ingraham
December 22, 2020
Teaching, Unions

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There was a stark difference between public and private schools in how they handled the launch of the school year in mid-August to early September as a response to COVID-19. The situation is no different as 2020 comes to a close. Half of all U.S. public schools are closed either entirely or partially, as opposed to private schools who scrambled last summer to open on day one of their scheduled school year and have remained in full operation since. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 21, 2020
Charter Schools, Education Policy, School Choice

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The Chasm Spanning Public and Private School COVID-19 Responses

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 21, 2020
Charter Schools, Education Policy, School Choice

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Public schools demand campuses stay closed while the majority of private schools do whatever it takes to open. What would happen if K-12 education became a free market with competition as the driver? Would this elicit a different response from public schools? Read More ›

^{Donald Nielsen
June 15, 2020
Education Policy

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The Source of the Problem

_{Donald Nielsen
June 15, 2020
Education Policy

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Racism and police brutality are one source of the problems we are facing today, but those problems have been exacerbated by government’s failure to demand excellence in the performance of their employees and their leadership. Read More ›