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March 16, 2021
Education}

Washington’s Students are Losing in this Power Struggle

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 16, 2021
Education}

Governor Inslee and Superintendent Reykdal, responsible for K-12 public education throughout Washington State, are personally experiencing the business side of the monster they’ve until now tried to appease — the Washington Education Association (WEA). Read More ›

Smart professor ansqwering question of one of his students by blackboard

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 25, 2021
Education}

A Fix to Teacher Shortages: The K-12 Adjunct Teacher

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 25, 2021
Education}

There’s been talk for years of a teacher shortage. This problem could become acute in the aftermath of the pandemic. Can school budgets absorb declining enrollment even while payroll costs creep up? What will happen to technical subjects and special education with fewer certified teachers? Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2021
Education}

K-12 Redesign: A Financial Overhaul

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2021
Education}

The United States leads the world in K-12 education spending yet lags behind 25 other developed nations in K-12 student achievement. Read More ›

P20210121AS-0485: President Joe Biden walks along the Colonnade Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, to the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 18, 2021
Education}

$130 Billion & First 100 Days

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 18, 2021
Education}

President Biden promised to reopen K-12 public schools within his first 100 days in office. His current proposal entails $130 billion of funding toward this end. Will the teacher unions determine this massive funding sufficient and get their teachers back on campus and in classrooms? Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 17, 2021
Education}

$130 Billion & First 100 Days

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 17, 2021
Education}

President Biden promised to reopen K-12 public schools within his first 100 days in office. His current proposal entails $130 billion of funding toward this end. Will the teacher unions determine this massive funding sufficient and get their teachers back on campus and in classrooms? Read More ›

The used medical face mask hangs on the wood lecture chairs in the empty classroom. Concept during the Coronavirus disease COVID-19 outbreak and pandemic in the 2020s. Back to school concept.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 3, 2021
Education}

Perfect Time for a K-12 Redesign

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 3, 2021
Education}

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, just six weeks shy of a full year of no in-person instruction, it's the perfect 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}

When Remote Learning Works

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 11, 2021
Education}

When the coronavirus took the world by surprise in the early months of 2020, schools were among the first entities to close their doors, ceasing operations as normal. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
December 30, 2020
Education}

President Trump Issues Executive Order Expanding Educational Opportunity

_{Keri D. Ingraham
December 30, 2020
Education}

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 ›

Authentic school grounds. School backpacks and bags piled up outside a run down looking classroom. Lesson learning taking place inside room.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 22, 2020
Education}

A Mass Educational Exodus

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 22, 2020
Education}

School closures began last March, and today over half of K-12 public schools remain closed to in-person learning. According to a report from Bellwether Education Partners, upwards of three million students have cut ties with schooling. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 14, 2020
Education}

Staggering Learning Loss

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 14, 2020
Education}

Students fortunate enough to have their school move toward a hybrid learning model may begin to return to campus two days per week. However, many districts implementing a hybrid learning format are only allocating four days a week to some form of student learning. Why? Read More ›