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Young parents with their daughter holding American flag in countryside at sunset. Independence Day celebration

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 31, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Families Want Educational Freedom

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July 31, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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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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^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 26, 2023
Unions

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Teachers Unions Pretend to Promote Freedom

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July 26, 2023
Unions

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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 ›

President Stephen Douglas, Sprinfield, Illinois, USA.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
June 14, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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

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June 14, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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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 ›

sad girl sitting and thinking in the classroom

^{Keri D. Ingraham, Liv Finne, & Kemper Freeman Jr.
April 24, 2023
Parental Rights, School Choice

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Parents Must Call for Reforms to K-12 Education

_{Keri D. Ingraham, Liv Finne, & Kemper Freeman Jr.
April 24, 2023
Parental Rights, School Choice

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What happens when parents get involved in their children's education? Looking back we see a rich history of caring engagement and the accompanying benefits it brought to Washington State. But as the decades passed, parental input became less welcome in K-12 public education. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
April 14, 2023
School Choice

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Georgia Fails on School Choice but Lays Groundwork for 2024

_{Keri D. Ingraham
April 14, 2023
School Choice

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Though under Republican control, the Georgia legislature recently failed to do what several other red-state legislatures have done: enact universal school choice legislation. The measure didn’t fail because of a lack of commitment from its champions but because too many Republicans were persuaded by the weak arguments made by opponents of educational freedom. Read More ›

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March 31, 2023
Education Policy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

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In Case You Missed It!

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March 31, 2023
Education Policy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

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Recently Discovery Institute Fellow and American Center for Transforming Education Director Dr. Keri Ingraham joined The Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts on his show to discuss educational freedom, education entrepreneurship, innovation, and much more. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 16, 2023
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, School Choice

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Union Leaders & Bureaucrats Have Long Ignored Parents’ Concerns

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 16, 2023
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, School Choice

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With families wanting other options than the traditional public school and with the passage of school choice bills, the K-12 education market is experiencing a much-needed shake up. Parents are now seeing themselves as consumers of K-12 education for their children. Read More ›

^{Donald Nielsen
March 3, 2023
Education Policy

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WA’s Children Can’t Stride Into the Future in a 19th-Century Education System

_{Donald Nielsen
March 3, 2023
Education Policy

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A recent Seattle Times editorial blames much of the failings of Seattle Public Schools on the current administration. Certainly, the current as well as prior administrations deserve criticism. But so do a lot of other players. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 2, 2023
Indoctrination, Unions

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Classrooms Gone Woke & Wild

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 2, 2023
Indoctrination, Unions

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Student misbehavior, disrespect, and violence have become standard features of traditional public schools. Instead of firm consequences, woke ideology under the guise of “restorative justice” produces wild and dangerous classrooms. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 14, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Stop Allowing Zip Codes to Dictate Where Kids Go to School

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 14, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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In most of our country, geography dictates which K-12 public school a child will attend. Disregarding school performance and parental input, students are assigned a school based on the geographical boundaries of the school district in which they live. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham and Goldy Brown III
February 6, 2023
Innovation, School Choice

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School Choice Good for Kids & for Public Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham and Goldy Brown III
February 6, 2023
Innovation, School Choice

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When it comes to innovation and advancements, Washington State has historically been a national leader. Yet the state has been painfully slow to implement change in an area where it's most critically needed — improving our K-12 education system. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 30, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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The Two States Now Have Universal School Choice — And Yours Could Be Next

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January 30, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Iowa became the second state in the country to pass universal school choice, directly providing families with funds to support their children’s education. Arizona was the trendsetter for this new wave of educational freedom after Governor Doug Ducey signed universal school choice into law on July 7, 2022. Read More ›