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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Explore Our Voices
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.
Profile
Teacher and Moms for Liberty Member Stonewalled and Blacklisted by District Bureaucracy
Brooke Weiss found herself unable to be hired and even targeted by the FBI…
Commentary
Fairfax County Public Schools Tells Registrars to Destroy Student Identification Documents
Fairfax County Public Schools’ directive to erase student ID records raises alarm over child…
Profile
How DEI Created a Toxic Work Environment for This Veteran Public Educator
Public educator Priscilla Rahn has seen diversity, equity, and inclusion policies infect schools over…
Commentary
Northern Virginia’s Five Ring Gender Bender Circus
In violation of federal law, five public school districts in Northern Virginia are teaching…
Documentary
Profile
How Red Tape and Politics Drove One Teacher Out of the Classroom
Michelle Mangiapane, a veteran Michigan teacher, left after 31 years as public schools declined…
Profile
Why This Former Teacher Had to Escape Admin-Sanctioned Classroom Chaos
After years of trying to manage violent outbursts in a school system prioritizing ideology…
Profile
‘If I Could Totally Disband the Teachers Union, I Would’: Why This Veteran Public Educator Never Joined the Union
After teaching in Colorado public schools for over 30 years, Jill Cullis is exposing…
Commentary
The Cost of Willfully Violating Federal Law in Northern Virginia’s Public Schools
Northern Virginia school districts, including Fairfax County, are risking millions in federal funding and…
Reports
It’s Time to Radically Reassess How We Pay Teachers. Here’s Why Merit-Based Pay Is the Wave of the Future
Schedule-based pay structures reward teachers for mediocrity, while punishing teachers who work hard day…
Commentary
While the Unions Rant About Trump, These Teachers Fight for Kids
At the Teacher Freedom Summit, educators from across the political spectrum united to reject…
Profile
Why This Former Public Educator Says Our Schools Are Failing Teachers and Students
As a teacher in both public and private schools, Beanie Geoghegan saw firsthand how…
Reports
Fairfax County’s Public School District Leaders Ignore Federal Law and Go All in on Gender Indoctrination
Fairfax County Public Schools defied federal law by pushing gender ideology in classrooms, sidelining…
Reports
This California Family Is Fighting Back Against a Mandatory ‘White Privilege’ Curriculum
A shocking revelation from a California high school student about discriminatory material he was…
Your Voices
“People had to be removed from school board meetings because of the way they confronted me.”
“You get targeted in public education if you don’t toe the line.”
“The people that are down and dirty in the classroom doing the hard work, our voices get diminished…”
“We’ve gotta stop letting businesses run our schools and let educators run our schools”
“If I could totally disband the teachers union, I would do that…”
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