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Zach Groshell’s Book Doesn’t Leave Teachers to Discover Best Practices: He Just Tells Them
BY: BEANIE GEOGHEGAN Before launching the reader into the “meat” of his book, the author, Zach Groshell gives fair warning to educators who prefer the...

Freedom In Education Founders Podcast Episode 33
In this episode, Beanie Geoghegan speaks with Dr. Josh Herring of Thales College on the state of education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxT-dj_592U

Freedom In Education Founders Podcast Episode 32
In this episode, Beanie Geoghegan speaks with Mike DeMatteo, a Veteran teacher, author and blogger on the state of education. Mike's substack: https://mikedimatteo.substack.com/about https://youtu.be/0JUjdDiS5v4

American Heroes Abound: Let’s Tell Their Stories
BY: BEANIE GEOGHEGAN Heroes give us hope and inspire us to strive to become better. Recognizing qualities and virtues in those heroes can lead to...

Freedom In Education Founders Podcast Episode 31
In this episode, Beanie Geoghegan speaks with Will Fitzhugh, the editor of the Concord Review. https://youtu.be/Qto7IK4j1ZQ

Restoration Church: How to Be Salt and Light In A Dark And Decaying World
One of our co-founders, Melissa Jackson appearing at Restoration Church in Alpharetta, Georgia to discuss FIE's mission. Please start at the 30-minute mark for the...

Freedom In Education Founders Podcast Episode 30
In this episode, Beanie Geoghegan speaks with Barry Garelick and James Wilson-- two math teachers who authored Traditional Math who will discuss the issues with...

Newsroom Weekly Round-Up: Top Stories You Need To Know
Every week our newsroom monitors the news for the top stories in education from a variety of sources ranging from the mainstream media to blogs...

A Recap of the 2024 NCSS Conference
BY: BEANIE GEOGHEGAN Members of the Freedom In Education team recently returned from the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Conference in Boston, MA,...

Freedom In Education Founders Podcast Episode 29
In this Freedom In Education Founders Podcast episode, Beanie Geoghegan speaks with Sarah Hunt of Liberty Common School in Colorado about their origin and mission...

When Help Hurts: The Damages of Involuntary Mental Health Examinations for Minors
BY: NATASHA JASPERSON The use of involuntary mental health examinations on children, originally designed for adults experiencing crises, has become a significant concern across multiple...

Teacher Resignation Crisis: Unpacking the Growing Departures of Educators
BY: DYLAN GOLDSTONE Schools throughout the United States are facing a mass crisis: thousands of educators are resigning every year, affecting the classroom and leaving...

Newsroom Weekly Round-Up: Top Stories You Need To Know
Every week our newsroom monitors the news for the top stories in education from a variety of sources ranging from the mainstream media to blogs...

Freedom In Education Founders Podcast Episode 27 & Episode 28
In this Part 1 episode, our Beanie Geoghegan speaks with Carolyn Gorman, a researcher on mental illness policy for the Manhattan Institute on the hyper-focus...

School-Based Mental Health: A Comparative Look at Advocates and Critics
By: Natasha Jasperson The growing concern over mental health issues in schools has sparked widespread debate among educators, parents, and policymakers. With a reported amount...

The Politics of Education: Frederick M. Hess and Jorge Elorza on Finding Common Ground
BY: NATASHA JASPERSON American Enterprise Institute’s Frederick M. Hess and Jorge Elorza, CEO of Democrats for Education Reform, met on October 30th, 2024 to discuss...

Newsroom Weekly Round-Up: Top Stories You Need To Know
Every week our newsroom monitors the news for the top stories in education from a variety of sources ranging from the mainstream media to blogs...

Struggling Students Need Interventions, Not Just Accommodations
BY: Beanie Geoghegan We need to cure, not simply mask, reading deficiencies that were created by poor instruction. It’s been a while since my last...

Georgia County Monitors Student Voting Data and Pushes School Busing
BY: FREEDOM IN EDUCATION DeKalb County Public Schools (DCPS) in Georgia ran a student voter initiative where they partnered with a left-wing nonprofit organization, Rock...

Newsroom Weekly Round-Up: Top Stories You Need To Know
Five Charged in Cheating Scandal That Helped Over 200 ‘Unqualified’ Texas Teachers The New York Times Five people have been charged in Texas for orchestrating...

Freedom In Education Founders Podcast Episode 26
In this episode, our Beanie Geoghegan speaks with Lindsay Vroegindewey, the Founder of Big Sky Life Books on her journey and our collaborative effort: The...

The Future of K-12 Education: What Are The Predictions?
BY: Sabrina Caserta and Brody Petska American education has experienced an enormous shift – both in landscape and form– since 2019. COVID-19 hit and teachers,...

Newsroom Weekly Round-Up: Top Stories You Need To Know
Every week our newsroom monitors the news for the top stories in education from a variety of sources ranging from the mainstream media to blogs...

Freedom In Education Founders Podcast Episode 25
In this episode, our Co-Founders, Melissa Jackson, Beanie Geoghegan, Miranda Stovall and Apryl Dukes-McDaniel recap our first year-- our greatest accomplishments, our biggest challenges and...

Newsroom Weekly Round-Up: Top Stories You Need To Know
Every week our newsroom monitors the news for the top stories in education from a variety of sources ranging from the mainstream media to blogs...
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