Stories From the Frontlines of Education Freedom
Real stories from real people putting kids first in education
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View MoreIn our government-run public schools, students often come last.
It’s time to put kids first. It’s time to give parents a choice in how and where their children learn. And it’s time to allow education funding to follow students, not ideologically-captured systems.
Teachers unions and union-supported school board members created a learning loss, discipline, and chronic absenteeism crisis by fighting to keep public schools closed during the Covid era.
Parents are eagerly pursuing alternatives to their residentially-assigned school, and using state education freedom programs to access education options that meet their children’s individual needs.
Parents need leverage. They deserve more control and better options when it comes to their children’s education. Education should prioritize students over systems.
Special education teacher Karin Majewski put her career on the line to help public school teachers and support staff learn about union alternatives.
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Why One Superintendent Says Special Education Reform Urgently Needs An Overhaul
A rural Montana superintendent warns that rigid IDEA regulations are straining schools and shortchanging…
Reports
This Mom Went Viral for Criticizing Her Daughter’s School. Then, the School Called the Cops
Amanda Vogel shared a video of her disabled daughter in a wheelchair set aside…
Reports
Fairfax County Public Schools Bloats District Administration at Teachers’ and Students’ Expense
Fairfax County Public Schools pays its teachers a starting annual salary of $61,747 as…
Commentary
Fairfax County Public Schools Officials Are Violating Students’ Constitutional Rights
Fairfax County Public Schools has suspended students for political infractions, such as not wearing…
Commentary
The Kids Are Not Alright: How Disability Creep Undermines Education
Mild mental health diagnoses now give huge numbers of students extra time and advantages,…
Reports
Fairfax County Public Schools’ Legal Spending Highlights Irresponsible Activist Leadership Style
Fairfax County Public Schools has increased spending on legal fees by about 50% since…
Reports
Federal Court Permanently Bars California From Enforcing Gender Secrecy Rules In Schools
In a new ruling, a federal judge sided with parents against California officials and…
Commentary
Fairfax County Public Schools Forfeits Case Challenging Its Transgender Policies
Fairfax County’s public school district’s leaders capitulated in court after a student challenged their…
Reports
A San Diego High School Gym Became the Set of a Sexually Charged 24 Hour Livestream
A public high school in California rented out its facilities to an adult content…
Reports
Here’s Why Public Education Has Become So Expensive
Spending on public education has grown nearly 50% since 1990, but that money has…
Commentary
Can Wisconsin’s ‘Teachers’ Bill of Rights’ Fix Student Behavior?
Classrooms across America have become disruptive, unruly, and unsafe. The Teachers’ Bill of Rights…
Reports
This State’s Reading Program Is a Roadmap to Revive Literacy
Once among the worst states for literacy education, Mississippi is now the only state…
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Amy Riccardi Doesn’t Want To Be A Politician. She Wants To Be Students’ Advocate
This conservative school board candidate defied the odds to win her race in Virginia’s…
Your Voices
“How we got here is a drip-drip-drip of regulations…”
“Parents need to be able to advocate for their kids…”
“Despite this administrative bloat, student literacy outcomes have not improved…”
“Parents have the right to know what is happening with their own kids…”
“We haven’t had an advocate for these kids, only politicians…”
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