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All Episodes

Freedom to Learn — 70 episodes

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Sarah Parshall Perry on ABA Accreditation, Teachers Unions, & Gender Ideology

2

Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva on Education Freedom, Flexibility, & Funding

3

Michael Torres on Disrupting the SAT/ACT Duopoly, Policy Barriers, & the Fight for Assessment Choice

4

Keri Ingraham on Scaling Back Federal Dominance, Union Control, & Bloated Bureaucracy in K-12 Education

5

Kathleen O’Toole on Classical Education, AI, & Rescuing a Lost Generation

6

Christy Wolfe on Federal Education Silos, Bipartisanship, & State Constraints

7

Tiffany Hoben on Financial, Academic, & Discipline Chaos in West Virginia Public Schools

8

Jay Greene on Radical Graduate Student Unions, Teachers Unions, & Foreign Influence on Higher Education

9

Patrick Graff on School Spending, School Choice, & the Benefits of Competition

10

Debra Tisler on IDEA at 50, Due Process Costs, & the Fight for Services for Students with Disabilities

11

Cory Brewer on Girls’ Privacy, School Board Accountability, & The Future of Title IX Enforcement

12

Steven Wilson on How Social Justice Ideology, Colleges of Education, & Unions Derail Education Reform

13

Julie Young on Getting Virtual Education, Performance-based Funding, & Education Leadership Right

14

Lindsay Fryer on Returning Education to States, Communities, & Families

15

Shelby Doyle on Polling Parents, Expanding Options, & Celebrating National School Choice Week

16

Florida Commissioner of Education Stasi Kamoutsas on Florida’s School Choice Victories, Myths, & Lessons Learned

17

Melissa Batie-Smoose & Vernadette Broyles on Courage, Consequences, & the Future of Title IX

18

Kate Baker Demers on School Choice Leadership, Education Savings Accounts, & National Momentum

19

Jackie Guglielmo on Tax Credit Scholarships, Scholarship Granting Organizations, & Supercharging Education Freedom Nationwide

20

Darla Romfo on Putting Kids First, Building a Scholarship Granting Network, & Engaging in Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Rulemaking

21

Lindsey Burke on Returning Education to the States through Interagency Agreements, RIFs, & Bureaucratic Consolidation

22

Neal McCluskey & James Shuls on Fighting for the Freedom to Learn: Examining the Nation’s Centuries-Old School Choice Movement

23

Re-Release: Senator Ted Cruz on School Choice, the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC), & 529 Plan Expansion

24

Lauren May on Expanding School Choice, Unbundling Education, & Empowering Parents in Florida

25

Andy Smarick on an AI Moratorium, Innovation’s Seductive Promises, & Edu-Fads that Harm Students

26

Erika Sanzi on How Districts Defy Federal Law, Fail Families & Evade Consequences

27

Jorge Elorza on Supporting the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, School Choice, & Education Abundance

28

Brian Jodice on the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, Polling, & Myths

29

Natalya Murakhver on the Truth About School Closures, Its Harm to Students, & Union Responsibility

30

Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner on Federal Waivers, Investing in Literacy, & Rethinking High School

31

Matt Frendewey on Reducing Federal Bureaucracy, Freeing Families, & Funding Innovative Options

32

Hayley Sanon on Returning Education to the States, Increasing Flexibility, & Expanding Freedom

33

Dr. Marty West on NAEP Results, Smartphones, & the Future of National Assessments

34

We’re Back With New Episodes of Freedom to Learn

35

We'll Be Back! Season Two Explores Returning Education to the States

36

Rabbi A. D. Motzen on the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit’s Coalition, Champions, & Future

37

Senator Ted Cruz on School Choice, Federal Scholarship Tax Credits, & 529 Plan Expansion

38

John Schilling on the New Federal School Choice Tax Credit, Rulemaking Realities, & the Future of School Choice

39

Jason Bedrick on School Choice Whoppers, New Hampshire’s EFAs, & What Happens Next

40

TN Education Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds on Getting Education Freedom, Literacy Instruction, & Flexible Pathways Right

41

Madison Yandell & Vanessa Tanner on Passing Education Savings Accounts in Texas

42

Jody Underwood on Expanding, Understanding, & Navigating New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Options

43

Paul Zimmerman on Title IX, the RESPECT Title IX Act, & the Need for Congressional Action

44

Erin Lee on Protecting Children, Families, & Schools from the Cult-like Mentality of Gender Ideology

45

Tony de Nicola on Education Freedom, Budget Reconciliation, & the ECCA

46

Starlee Coleman on Charter School Victories, Red Tape Battles, & Bipartisan Wins

47

David Zweig on Union Power Grabs, Media Complicity, & “Expert” Manipulations During Covid School Closures

48

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby on Defending Girls, Getting Censured, & Refusing to Back Down

49

RE-RELEASE: May Mailman on President Trump’s Actions to Protect Women’s Sports, Spaces, & Dignity

50

Jenny Clark on Students with Disabilities, Education Freedom, & Loving Your School

51

Michael McShane on School Choice Research, Fearmongering, & Milton Friedman

52

Julie Hamill on California’s Violations of Title IX, FERPA, & Common Sense

53

Congressman Kevin Kiley on Charter Schools, Teachers Unions, & School Closures

54

Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Cutting Bureaucracy, Empowering States, & Fighting Anti-Semitism

55

Lindsey Burke on Winding Down the Department of Education, Stopping the Education Funding Spending Spree, & Expanding Education Freedom

56

Cade Brumley on Louisiana’s Reading Revival, Impressive NAEP Scores, & New ESA Program

57

May Mailman on President Trump’s Actions to Protect Women’s Sports, Spaces, & Dignity

58

Walter Blanks on Escaping a Failing School, Tennessee’s Big Win, & The Truth About School Choice Critics

59

Shaka Mitchell on Education Freedom, Teacher Bonuses & Rural Schools in Tennessee

60

Mark Schneider on NAEP, Federal Research, & Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education

61

Tommy Schultz on School Choice Wins, NAEP Losses, & Federal Education Freedom Opportunities

62

Nicki Neily on Radical Ideologies, SEL, & Foreign Influences in K-12

63

Shelby Doyle on National School Choice Week, Homeschooling Myths, & Supporting Families

64

January Littlejohn on Gender Ideology, Social Transitions, & Parental Rights

65

Nathan Cunneen on School Choice, Union Opposition, & Lessons Republicans Learned the Hard Way

66

Marguerite Roza on Declining Birth Rates, Closing Schools, & the Fate of Education Funding

67

Rep. Tim Walberg on Career Pathways, Education Options & Gender Ideology

68

Rep. Burgess Owens on Merit, Innovation, & National Security

69

Rep. Virginia Foxx on Antisemitism, Education Freedom & the FAFSA Fiasco

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