Freedom in Education

We are engaged parents raising virtuous children equipped with core knowledge and an understanding of America’s founding principles to protect their future.

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

What better way to celebrate America’s 250th than by putting great books in schools and giving students a voice?

Through our Patriotic Good Book Drive and America’s 250th Art & Writing Competition, students across the country will read, write, create, and reflect on one powerful idea: freedom.

The top 250 student entries will be published in a commemorative book honoring America’s 250th birthday. 🇺🇸

This is about history, literacy, patriotism, and the next generation of Americans.

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

The Constitution was never meant to be a passing unit or a multiple-choice requirement students forget the next day.

Civic literacy requires rigor, historical context, and serious study of the founding principles that shaped this nation. If we want informed citizens, civics education must be treated as essential.
https://t.co/TJvAsk1yQq

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

In this episode of Carpool Talk, we look inside Steubenville, Ohio—a high-poverty district outperforming many of its peers. What’s driving it? Early oral language development, explicit phonics instruction, structured reading blocks, and intensive tutoring built into the school day.
🎧 https://t.co/tJ41JEFsZl

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

America cannot survive on civic illiteracy.

Too many students graduate without a meaningful understanding of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, or the principles that shaped our republic. Civics education should equip students with historical context, constitutional knowledge, and a deeper understanding of citizenship.
https://t.co/TJvAsk1yQq

[dailySTEM Chris Woods @dailystem]

@Freedom_in_Ed Our kids did a lot of looking out the window, but my wife also had “backseat” packs for our kids (they strapped behind the front seats & folded down like a desk) and filled them with everything to give our kids activities while riding on family vacations.

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

This summer, remember: parents are a child’s first and most important teachers. ☀️📚

The conversations you have in the car, at dinner, or during everyday errands help build the vocabulary, knowledge, and critical thinking skills that support strong literacy for years to come.
https://t.co/TTmdczJBis

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

Kids need strong reading skills.
Kids need to understand their country.
And they learn both best through stories📚🇺🇸

The Patriotic Book Drive equips teachers with free, high-quality books that bring American history into the classroom in a way students can actually engage with and understand.

Support here: https://t.co/1tUzPGGbot

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

New Carpool Talk 🎙️ @Randastovall1 @VinceBoley dig into Sold a Story Part 3—where literacy reform stops being theory and starts becoming law. From podcast fallout to state policy shifts, we trace what actually changes when the system reacts.
🎧 https://t.co/oimyZt2CxH

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

On Memorial Day, we remember the men and women who gave everything in service to this country🇺🇸

Their sacrifice is not just history—it is the reason we can pursue truth, freedom, and education today.

We honor them not with words alone, but by building a generation capable of thinking deeply, reading critically, and understanding the world they protected📚

Never forgotten. Always grateful.

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

We don’t talk enough about this: a child can prefer reading on a screen and still understand less than when they read the same text on paper. For early readers, print consistently shows stronger comprehension outcomes in the research.

Why that matters for K–5: https://t.co/FkvXMnJu2q

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

📚May Health Tip: Reading & Curiosity

Daily reading sharpens focus, builds imagination, and strengthens critical thinking.

That’s why the Patriotic Good Book Drive matters—putting knowledge-rich, meaningful books into students’ hands and building lifelong learners who think deeply and stay curious🇺🇸

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

In her latest Letter from the President @Melissajackga reflects on a recent drive to Virginia, helping her son begin his first job in welding.

As the miles passed, one thought kept coming into focus: he didn’t get there alone.

Teachers, mentors, coaches, family members—all of them played a role in shaping the person he is becoming.

That reflection sits at the heart of this work.

That's why we're co-hosting @researchED_US conferences in Georgia and Texas that will focus on supporting the teachers who do this work every day—with practical, research-informed tools for the classroom.
https://t.co/kXB0GQ6aC7

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

Summer learning doesn’t need to look like worksheets and long assignments.

Reading together, listening to audiobooks, exploring history, asking questions, and simply talking about the world around us all help children become stronger readers and thinkers. 🇺🇸✨
https://t.co/TTmdczJBis

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

Stories are one of the most powerful ways to teach history—but too many of the best books about America’s past have disappeared from classrooms and libraries📖

We’re changing that.

The Patriotic Book Drive is sending curated book bundles to schools so students can engage with the real stories, people, and ideas that shaped our country🇺🇸

https://t.co/1tUzPGGbot

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

When students read the stories of their country, they begin to understand it📚🇺🇸

But too many classrooms are missing high-quality books that bring American history, founding principles, and civic knowledge to life.

The Patriotic Good Book Drive is changing that—placing curated, meaningful books directly into schools and libraries across the country.

Support the effort to get great books where they’re needed most:
https://t.co/1tUzPGGbot

[School Boards for Academic Excellence @SBAENetwork]

The science of reading is effective, and there are success stories to prove it.
https://t.co/075nz9s3Dw
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[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

A lot of classrooms are going digital-first.

But when it comes to K–5 reading, the format matters more than we think. Research keeps showing: young students understand and retain more when they read print—not screens.
https://t.co/RAhu0kCaYr

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

Reading instruction doesn’t end once students leave elementary school.

Older students still need support with decoding, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension — especially after years of learning loss and classroom disruption. 📖✨

Our newest policy brief breaks down the policies and practices helping students succeed: https://t.co/icnizn1bN5

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

Only 13% of 8th graders are proficient in U.S. History—and just 30% are proficient in reading, according to NAEP. 📉

That’s not just an academic gap—it’s a civic one.

Students cannot understand their country if they cannot read about it.

The Patriotic Book Drive is designed to change that by bringing rich, accessible stories of American history back into classrooms📚

https://t.co/1tUzPGGbot

[Miranda Stovall @Randastovall1]

Transparency is something parents expect from schools when we drop our kids off for the day. If I can’t see what you’re asking my child, it shouldn’t be given to my child.

[Freedom in Education @Freedom_in_Ed]

Most of the Science of Reading conversation has centered on how kids learn to decode.

But teachers in grades 4–12 are dealing with a different question entirely: what do you do once students can read the words—but struggle to understand, connect, and learn from complex text?

In this episode, @0Beanie05923291 speaks with @ColleenDriggs, @EricaWoolway of @TeachLikeAChamp about the practical side of that challenge—how comprehension actually gets built in real classrooms, and what tools help students move from reading words to building knowledge.

🎧 https://t.co/ce6pwPVpfP