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^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 8, 2022
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Constraints on Educational Freedom Have Dems Fleeing the Party

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November 8, 2022
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White suburban women, who comprise roughly 20% of the electorate, have swung right. Concerns about skyrocketing costs and crime have been top of mind for these women, and for the moms and grandmothers of this population segment, education has been a key driver of their party affiliation change. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 20, 2022
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Underfunded & Understaffed — The Reoccurring Themes of K-12 Public Education

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 20, 2022
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No regard is given to the poor management of personnel nor the bloated school district bureaucracy and staff rosters. Schools operate an overstaffing model, ignoring enrollment downturns because it positions them well to claim the education system is underfunded, which pulls on the heartstrings of lawmakers and voters. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 27, 2022
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A State’s Most Strategic Plan — Universal School Choice

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 27, 2022
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No other strategic plan can benefit a state more than implementing universal school choice. With Arizona making the leap first, other states will look on with watchful eyes and take notes. We may be witnessing the first step in a revolution with unlimited positive potential for states that follow suit. Read More ›

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^{Donald Nielsen
September 26, 2022
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The Monopolies of Education

_{Donald Nielsen
September 26, 2022
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Monopolies are seldom efficient or effective. With three monopolies built into our current K-12 public education system, it's not hard to understand why the system is failing the majority of children. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 23, 2022
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A Case for Disrupting K-12 Education in the U.S.

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 23, 2022
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As other states follow Arizona’s lead in providing families with educational freedom, the market for edupreneurship will continue to grow. Now is the time for creative, innovative business minds with a passion and a vision for the future of education to step into this emerging arena. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 18, 2022
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Teachers’ Unions’ Blame Game

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 18, 2022
Education

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American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten was instrumental in keeping kids locked out of in-person schooling as she mercilessly pushed the union’s self-serving political agenda. Now she uses the dire situation she helped create as the excuse for the teacher-shortage crisis. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham and Arina Grossu Agnew
July 28, 2022
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Community Schools’ ‘Woke’ Indoctrination Agenda

_{Keri D. Ingraham and Arina Grossu Agnew
July 28, 2022
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Currently, there are 10,000 community schools nationwide, equating to roughly six to eight percent of U.S. public schools. But if the federal government has its way, that number will increase dramatically. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 2, 2022
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Why Homeschooling is Growing

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 2, 2022
Education

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The homeschooling highs aren’t just the rapidly growing number of families opting to have their children learn from home. It also entail students’ and parents’ great satisfaction with their selected education avenue. Read More ›

^{Andrew McDiarmid
April 30, 2022
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Biden Undermines Parents in Remarks to Teachers

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 30, 2022
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Do kids in America’s classrooms belong to the teachers? President Joe Biden seems to think so. In remarks to teachers this week at a White House event honoring national and state teachers of the year, Biden told educators that their students “are not somebody else’s children. Read More ›

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^{Donald Nielsen
April 19, 2022
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Challenging the Educational Establishment

_{Donald Nielsen
April 19, 2022
Education

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Private schools view parents as their customers. But, as a whole, public schools operate as if parents are an unwanted intrusion into their ability to deliver education. Read More ›

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^{Keri Ingraham and Christos Makridis
April 4, 2022
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The Deterioration of K-12 Education in America

_{Keri Ingraham and Christos Makridis
April 4, 2022
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s recent announcement for overhauling the K-12 education system in New York rightly recognizes the teacher shortage, which has become a crisis. Read More ›

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^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 23, 2022
Education

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How Replacing Biological Sex with Gender Identity Harms Children

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 23, 2022
Education

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The blatant promotion of transgenderism has infiltrated schools without parental consent. Curricula, books, videos, and activities promoting the transgender ideology are used with students as young as age five. Read More ›