{"id":8178,"date":"2024-11-21T20:29:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T20:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/education\/?p=8178"},"modified":"2024-11-21T23:05:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T23:05:18","slug":"a-special-evening-celebrating-the-recent-victories-advancements-in-k-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/education\/2024\/11\/21\/a-special-evening-celebrating-the-recent-victories-advancements-in-k-12\/","title":{"rendered":"A Special Evening Celebrating the Recent Victories &amp; Advancements in K-12 Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week, nearly 90 people attended a special American Center for Transforming Education event hosted by friends of Discovery Institute, Dr. Gregory and LaFon Jantz, at their home in Woodway, Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/IMG_0884-copy-scaled-1-1800x2400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8196\" style=\"width:330px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/IMG_0884-copy-scaled-1-1800x2400.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/IMG_0884-copy-scaled-1-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/IMG_0884-copy-scaled-1-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/IMG_0884-copy-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/IMG_0884-copy-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/IMG_0884-copy-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/IMG_0884-copy-scaled-1-50x67.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/IMG_0884-copy-scaled-1-1600x2133.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/IMG_0884-copy-scaled-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The evening kicked off with a time of appetizers and lively socializing, followed by an elegant dinner, all generously provided by the hosts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As attendees dined, Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and Director of the American Center for Transforming Education, Keri Ingraham, provided highlights and accomplishments that occurred over the past few years. She outlined each of the five aspects of the American Center for Transforming Education\u2019s approach to K-12 education transformation: education freedom, education entrepreneurship, education innovation, parental rights, and public education reform, with accompanying examples of how the work is taking place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, Ingraham spoke about the American Center for Transforming Education\u2019s successful strategy and gave guests a glimpse of what is on the horizon. A time of questions and answers took place as dessert was enjoyed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/Dr.-Gregg-LaFon-Keri-2400x1852.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8204\" style=\"width:564px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/Dr.-Gregg-LaFon-Keri-2400x1852.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/Dr.-Gregg-LaFon-Keri-1200x926.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/Dr.-Gregg-LaFon-Keri-600x463.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/Dr.-Gregg-LaFon-Keri-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/Dr.-Gregg-LaFon-Keri-1536x1185.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/Dr.-Gregg-LaFon-Keri-2048x1580.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/Dr.-Gregg-LaFon-Keri-50x39.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/Dr.-Gregg-LaFon-Keri-1600x1234.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The evening\u2019s in-depth presentation, \u201cRecent Victories and Advancements in K-12 Education,\u201d was educational, engaging, and inspiring, leaving attendees hopeful about the future \u2014 because education freedom is happening, and further expansion is possible!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, nearly 90 people attended a special American Center for Transforming Education event hosted by friends of Discovery Institute, Dr. Gregory and LaFon Jantz, at their home in Woodway, Washington. 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