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Founders Podcast S3: E12 ft Brian Fink
In this episode, Beanie speaks with Brian Fink, Middle school teacher and creator of QuillScan, on QuillScan-- a mobile document scanner app designed for teachers...
Founders Podcast S3: E11 ft Samantha Lippert
In this episode, Beanie speaks with Samantha Lippert, 3rd-grade teacher in Western NY public school on how she was able to get research-led practices in...
Why Do We Teach What We Teach?
BY: Mike DiMatteo When I was teaching, I started each new year with a simple question: Why are you here? Kids, new to me and...
Founders Podcast S3: E10 ft Blake Harvard
In this episode, Beanie speaks with Blake Harvard, high school psychology teacher; author of Do I Have Your Attention on how his book and how...
Carpool Talk S2:E4 – What Do Teachers Need From Parents?
In this episode of Carpool Talk, Miranda Stovall and Georgia teacher Vince Boley prep for a new school year by answering one central question: what...
Founders Podcast S3: E9 Cultivating Gratitude Panel
In this episode, Beanie speaks with Robert Pondiscio, Larissa Phillips, and Jeremy Adams-- all of which are educators and writers who are passionate about cultivating...
What Does Freedom Mean to You?
By: Sabrina Caserta Earlier this year, we asked students across America a simple question: What does freedom mean to you? The answers arrived in crayon...
From the Worst of Times to the Best of Times: Classical Renewal in Public Education
BY: Dr. Josh Herring Dickens’ opening line from A Tale of Two Cities fits two opposing realities in contemporary education. When consulting national test scores,...
The Power of the Pencil: Three Pillars of Analog Instruction
BY: Nathan Gwinn n my fourth year of teaching, I hit a massive wall. I had a group of students who were struggling to grasp...
Turning Off the Summer Slide: Our Family’s 1-Hour Analog Routine
BY: Nathan Gwinn With Father’s Day just around the corner, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it actually means to lead a home. When...
Founders Podcast S3: E8 Special Edition Teacher Panel
In this episode, Beanie speaks with classroom teachers Chris Woods, Sean Morrissey, Laura Stam, Amber Haven, Marcie Samayoa-- all of which are classroom teachers who...
Rebuilding Reading Stamina: Why Whole Books Still Matter
BY: Beanie Geoghegan According to recent data, less than half of adults read a book in 2023. The percentage of adults who read daily for...
What Mrs. Danner Knew: Freedom Requires Foundations
BY: Mike DiMatteo “Somehow, we’re supposed to be able to write without knowing anything about the equipment we’re using. We’re supposed to ‘express ourselves,’ to...
Why Print Remains Critical in K-5 Grade Levels
By: Brenna O’Neill Freedom in Education Executive Summary: As schools increasingly adopt digital tools and online reading platforms, concerns have grown about their impact on...
POLICY SYNTHESIS: Literacy Review FIE
Issued by: The Freedom in Education Media Team Release Date: May 2026 Since the beginning of the year, Freedom in Education’s Policy Team has covered...
The Necessity of Civics Education
BY: Mike DiMatteo All it takes is a perusal of "X" or any social media platform to grasp the depth of civic illiteracy that abounds...
Challenges to Literacy Policy Brief
By: Jacob Swoboda Executive Summary: Many students across the country face literacy challenges for a variety of reasons, and these difficulties can worsen if they...
Carpool Talk S2:E3 – Breaking Down “Sold a Story” (Pt. 3)
In this episode of Carpool Talk, Miranda Stovall and Georgia teacher Vince Boley continue our Sold a Story series with Episodes 8, 11 & 12....
Letter from the President: The People Who Shape a Child- Why Investing in Teachers Matters
Dear Friends of Freedom in Education, Recently, my husband and I drove our youngest child, our son, to Virginia to begin a new career in...
Founders Podcast S3: E7 ft. Colleen Driggs and Erica Woolway
In this episode, Beanie speaks with Colleen Driggs and Erica Woolway, Co-authors: Teach Like a Champion Guide to The Science of Reading on the importance...
Building Readers Beyond the Classroom
Dear Parents, Spring has sprung, and many of us have enjoyed a much-needed break from the everyday routine of the school year. With summer just...
Freedom in Education Policy Brief
Issued by: The Freedom in Education Media Team Release Date: April 2026 This month’s brief examines the literacy challenges faced by U.S. students and...
Carpool Talk S2:E2 – Breaking Down “Sold a Story” (Pt. 2)
In this episode of Carpool Talk, Miranda Stovall and Georgia teacher Vince Bolly continue our Sold a Story series with Part 2, covering Episodes 4–6....
Beyond Accommodations: Rewiring the Dyslexic Brain and the Case for Cursive
By Nathan Gwinn (Note: If you have not yet read our previous blog post, "Navigating Dyslexia in the Public School System," I highly recommend pausing...
Navigating Dyslexia in the Public School System: A Guide for Parents and Educators
BY: Nathan Gwinn During my years as a principal, I sat in countless conference rooms for Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings. I can still picture...
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice in Literacy Instruction
BY: Beanie Geoghegan According to The National Literacy Institute, “54% of U.S. adults read below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level, and 64% of our...
Teach Like a Champion: Recap
BY: Beanie Geoghegan I recently had the immense pleasure of being a guest at the Teach Like a Champion Science of Reading workshop in Memphis,...
Letter from the President: Caleb Is in Second Grade — But He Can’t Read Yet
Dear Sabrina, Let me introduce you to a young boy I’ll call Caleb. I sat beside him this week at an inner-city after-school program and pointed...
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