K-12 | Discovery Institute

concept of family. father and child daughter outdoors in summer

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 24, 2024
Education}

Families With Schoolchildren Should Flee California

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 24, 2024
Education}

Last week, Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1955, which blocks schools from requiring faculty and staff to notify parents and legal guardians when their minor child attempts to change his or her "gender identity" from that of their born biological sex. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
June 5, 2024
Education}

Greg Abbott Went to War for School Choice — He Appears to Have Won

_{Keri D. Ingraham
June 5, 2024
Education}

Texas voters made their voices heard at the ballot box last week by ousting from the state House of Representatives Republicans who had voted with Democrats to block school choice for families in the Lone Star State. The Texas House is now positioned to successfully pass a sweeping school-choice bill on behalf of Texas families in the 2025 legislative session. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 7, 2024
Education}

College Campus Protests Are a Byproduct of K-12 Education

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 7, 2024
Education}

Tent encampments, violent protests, and defiant students are taking over the campuses of many of America’s most prestigious higher education institutions. In some cases, Jewish students have been forced to leave mid-semester, classes have been canceled or moved to remote only, and buildings have been barricaded by pro-Palestinian protesters. Read More ›

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April 9, 2024
Education}

Dr. Keri D. Ingraham Discusses Education Innovation & School Choice on the Politically Unstable Podcast

_{ACTE
April 9, 2024
Education}

There are pockets of amazing innovation happening around our country in K-12 education, but they are far too rare. One example of an innovative high school is West Michigan Aviation Academy in Grand Rapids. The school is in its 14th year, but few people know about it nationally. It should be a national headline because it is a model that deserves replication. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
April 4, 2024
Education}

Students Soar at Innovative West Michigan Aviation Academy

_{Keri D. Ingraham
April 4, 2024
Education}

The average American annual salary is under $60,000, whereas the average annual salary of pilots is over $188,000 — $128,000 higher. Yet there is a pilot shortage. These positions do not require a college degree but instead specialized training, and the training need not wait until students complete high school. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 21, 2024
Education}

K-12 Hybrid Schooling Is in High Demand

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 21, 2024
Education}

Polling data reveals that 49% of parents would prefer their child learn from home at least one day a week. While 10% want full-time homeschooling, the remaining 39% of parents desire their child to learn at home one to four days a week, with the remaining days attending school on-campus. Read More ›

A children’s protest in which a girl speaks through a megaphone giving a message of non-violence at a demonstration for peace and the eradication of conflicts,copy space

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 19, 2024
Education}

Public School District Spent Quarter of a Million Dollars on ‘Woke Kindergarten’ Teacher Training

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 19, 2024
Education}

Instead of effectively equipping educators to teach students to read and do basic math, the Hayward Unified School District in the Bay Area of California reportedly spent $250,000 on ‘Woke Kindergarten’ teacher training. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 16, 2024
Education}

It’s Time for Tennessee to Enact Universal Education Freedom

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 16, 2024
Education}

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 5, 2024
Education}

Keri D. Ingraham: College-Simulated Learning for K-12 on the Making the Leap Podcast

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 5, 2024
Education}

Chris and Christine Stigall from the Herzog Foundation interview Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and American Center for Transforming Education Director Dr. Keri D. Ingraham on the Making the Leap Podcast. The conversation discusses a school model that intentionally engages parents in their children’s education, outlined in her recently released policy brief: College-Simulated Learning for K-12.

Indian father teaching or helping the son for reading from book at home - concept of Parental Guidance, home education and Tutoring Sessions.

^{Debra J. Saunders
September 9, 2023
Education}

If Your Kid Can’t Read This, Thank a Teachers Union

_{Debra J. Saunders
September 9, 2023
Education}

The 2022-2023 school year, close to 10 percent of nation’s K-12 students did not attend classes on the average day, The New York Times‘ David Leonhardt reported in his newsletter. A quarter of students are chronically absent. “That’s a vastly higher share than before COVID.” Read More ›