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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Hear stories from students, teachers, parents, and school administrators about their experiences in schools, and how they’re trailblazing new education models that put children first.
Commentary
You Can’t Appreciate Teachers While Systemically Undermining Them
Flowers and thank-you notes can’t pacify a profession that has been weighed down by…
Reports
Classrooms or Campaigns? The Battle Over Virginia’s Schools
Virginia legislators have passed three bills this year to dilute and politicize history and…
Profile
Teaching Patriotism Through Story: Inside Katie Broussard’s ‘The Littlest Statesman’
North Carolina mom of three launched The Littlest Statesman to teach kids American history…
Commentary
Fairfax High School Fails to File Title IX Complaints Regarding Sexual Assaults By Illegal Immigrant
A FOIA request by IW Features reveals Fairfax County Public Schools did not, as…
Commentary
Fairfax Schools’ ‘Equity’ Calendar and Its Classroom Consequences
Fairfax County Public Schools follows a calendar in which classrooms are open to students…
Commentary
Fairfax Schools Stonewall Title IX Data While Girls’ Assault Claims Go Unanswered
Last week, Fairfax County Public Schools’ Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) office provided an…
Profile
This Education Major Discovered Her Textbook Indoctrinates Educators to Support Liberal Politicians and Gender Ideology
A freshman in South Dakota says her program pressures future teachers to adopt partisan…
Commentary
What Virginia Parents Aren’t Told: A Troubling Gap in School Transparency
Parental notification practices in Fairfax County Public Schools regarding student-on-student violence raise concerns about…
Commentary
Virginia’s Largest Public School District Shows Signs of Corruption
Fairfax County Public Schools manages a $4 billion budget, but lacks a thorough audit…
Reports
Fairfax County’s International Teachers Hiring Program Is Disenfranchising Americans
A Northern Virginia school district is spending tens of thousands of dollars more to…
Documentary
Profile
The Hidden Crisis in New Mexico’s Classrooms
A New Mexico educator warns that weak attendance laws, discipline restrictions, and political biases…
Profile
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…
Your Voices
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“If we don’t have a literate society, we really don’t have a free society…”
“How we got here is a drip-drip-drip of regulations…”
“Parents need to be able to advocate for their kids…”
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