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Letter from the President: Lessons From A Seasoned Parent
By: Melissa Jackson Back-to-school season feels different this year. For our family, it’s a milestone year: our youngest, Zack, the last of four, took a...
Carpool Talk Episode 4: Back to School
In this episode Apryl Dukes-McDaniel and Miranda Stovall run over the hot topics parents need to be aware of when transitioning back to school including...
Inclusion in the Classroom: A Reassessment
BY: Mike DiMatteo It is one of the more controversial topics in education today, and has been so for a long time. To broach the...
Founders Podcast S2: E9 ft. Dr. David Hein on Teaching the Virtues
In this podcast, Beanie speaks with Dr. David Hein on his book, Teaching the Virtues and the importance of cultivating virtue in students. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acLjn84P99c
Funding Delays Cloud NYC’s $29M School Cellphone Ban
BY: Natasha Jasperson New York City officials have announced $29 million in funding to implement a new “bell-to-bell” cellphone ban in all public K-12 schools...
Yondr Isn’t the Answer—Trust and Accountability Are
BY: Miranda Stovall No one asked for my opinion, but here it is... Cell phones are a problem in schools, and we’re seeing parents, teachers,...
Why Is It So Hard to Find Out How Well Our Kids’ Schools Are Doing?
BY: Rhoda Opoku Frimpog As a mom with kids in school, I’ve learned that trying to figure out how students in my state are doing...
Celebrations About Cell Phone Bans May Be Premature
BY: Beanie Geoghegan As the new school year begins, many educators and school leaders across the country are celebrating the laws their legislators passed in...
Founders Podcast S2: E8 ft. Paul A. Kirschner on How Learning Happens
In this podcast, Beanie speaks with Paul A. Kirschner, a Emeritus Professor at the Open University of the Netherlands as well as Guest Professor at...
The First Lesson That Mattered
The First Lesson That Mattered By Michael DiMatteo I can vividly recall the first time I stood in front of a classroom. I was student-teaching...
Georgia’s Student Bill of Rights: A Vision for K-12 Education
Georgia’s Student Bill of Rights: A Vision for K-12 EducationBy Eva Burbo IntroductionOn June 26, 2025, Georgia State School Superintendent Richard Woods unveiled the Student...
America’s Teacher Shortage Crisis: Causes, Impact, and Policy Solutions
BY: Amanda Vilus Executive Summary The United States is grappling with a significant teacher shortage. By mid-2025, over 410,000 K–12 teaching positions will either be...
Freedom in Education: Bi-Weekly Policy Brief
Issued by: The Freedom in Education Media Team Coverage Dates: July 28–August 17, 2025 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DOE) NEWS 🏫 Flexibilities Under ESEA This week,...
Teaching the Future: AI in the Classroom
BY: Natasha Jasperson In recent years, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into educational settings has accelerated rapidly, reshaping how students learn and how teachers...
Teacher Freedom Summit 2025 Recap
BY: Beanie Geoghegan Last month, as over 400 teachers from 48 states convened in Washington, D.C. for the 3rd Annual Teacher Freedom Summit, several of...
SEL Needs To Go. It’s OUR Time!
BY: Beanie Geoghegan In recent years, there has been a significant focus on the mental health of young people, accompanied by substantial financial investment in...
Carpool Talk Episode 3: Three Cueing with Hannah Ward
In this episode Apryl Dukes-McDaniel and Miranda Stovall speak with Hannah Ward as a follow up to their last podcast on three-cueing, a formerly very...
Archimedes Standards by Liberty Common Schools
In this video, Liberty Common High School mathematics instructor and department chair Mr. Torgun Lovely shares his experience serving on the Expert Committee for The...
Founders Podcast S2: E7 ft. Laura Stam on Practical Classroom Tips
In this podcast, Beanie speaks with Laura Stam, a teacher from Wyoming on practical classroom tips. https://youtu.be/4235oJKFLKw
Building Stronger Bridges Between Parents and Teachers
BY: Miranda Stovall One of the most powerful things we can do to improve education for our kids is simple: build stronger relationships between parents...
Teachers’ Unions –The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
BY: Mike DiMatteo Yes, there’s a lot of talk these days about teachers’ unions—and most of it is bad. As a former teacher in Illinois,...
Freedom in Education: Bi-Weekly Policy Brief
Issued by: The Freedom in Education Media Team Coverage Dates: July 14–July 25, 2025 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DOE) NEWS ⚖️ Supreme Court Backs Administration...
Oregon State Education: What Every Parent Needs to Know
BY: Owen Corey Despite record education spending, Oregon ranks at the bottom for student proficiency in math and reading. Parents deserve to know what’s behind...
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...
The Importance of P.E. in Education
BY: Mike DiMatteo Sometime during the middle of my teaching career, around the mid-90s, there began a move away from P.E. and recess as being...
Freedom in Education: Weekly Policy Brief
Freedom in Education: Weekly Policy Brief Issued by: The Freedom in Education Media Team Coverage Dates: June 30–July 11, 2025 DISPATCHES FROM AN EVENTFUL...
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