Keri D. Ingraham

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President Trump Is Wasting No Time Reforming K-12 Education

President Donald Trump hit the ground running, reforming K-12 education and restoring parental rights during his second week back in the Oval Office, which coincided with the 15th annual National School Choice Week. Last week, President Trump issued the "Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families" executive order. According to a White House fact sheet, the order "recognizes that parents, not the government, play a fundamental role in choosing and directing the upbringing and education of their children." Read More ›
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New National Test Scores Make Undeniable Case for School Choice

It is National School Choice Week in America, and the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exam scores were released on Wednesday. The horrifically low student academic performance scores make the undeniable case that American government-run K-12 education is an epic failure. Read More ›
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Keri D. Ingraham Discusses School Choice on Victory News

Keri D. Ingraham appeared on Victory News live on Wednesday, January 29 to talk about National School Choice Week 2025, to bring awareness to the historic victories that have occurred over the past four years, and to discuss President Trump’s campaign commitment to empower parents with school choice.

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2025 Is the Year for GOP-Led States to Act On School Choice

Most state 2025 legislative sessions kicked off last week or this week. The remaining states will have their sessions underway by early February. Louisiana is the only exception, and it is not scheduled to convene its legislature until April. During the legislative sessions, K-12 education will continue to be a common top policy area throughout the country. Read More ›
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President Joe Biden, joined by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, delivers remarks on student loans, Monday, October 17, 2022, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Erin Scott)

During Miguel Cardona’s Tenure as Ed Secretary, Schools Got Worse by Every Metric

President Joe Biden's appointed secretary of education, Miguel Cardona, is out the door as President Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office. The end of Cardona's tenure couldn't come soon enough. K-12 student learning achievement is pitifully low. Chronic absenteeism has skyrocketed. Condoned college campus protests are a disgrace. Federal student aid, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (known as FAFSA) form and process, is a mess. Read More ›
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Universities Need to Stop Coddling Students with Canceled Classes

As just the latest example of elite universities coddling students, classes were canceled following the election result of Donald Trump’s victory, allowing students time and space to cope. It’s no wonder many employers are devaluing college “educated” job candidates. Read More ›
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Why Trump Was the Candidate for “Educational Freedom”

In 2021, West Virginia passed universal school choice, followed by Arizona in 2022. In the 2023 legislative session, more than 124 school choice bills were put forth, and eight additional states — Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Utah — passed universal or near-universal school choice. This year, the legislative work continued by conservative lawmakers, with several states expanding school choice programs and Alabama and Louisiana joining the universal school choice ranks. Read More ›