Colleen Hroncich

2 weeks ago | cato.org | Colleen Hroncich

Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. At first glance, LUMIN Schools might look like other traditional schools. But when you dig a little deeper, you find unique ways they’re working to help their students overcome challenges and get on track for successful futures. And the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program is at the heart of it all.

3 weeks ago | cato.org | Colleen Hroncich

The Trump administration’s initial moves to reduce or eliminate funding for Head Start, the early education and nutrition program for children from low-income families that costs taxpayers $12 billion a year, were a long-overdue course correction for a program that was never constitutional in the first place. The administration has now reversed course and included Head Start funding in its latest budget proposal. But is that the right move?

4 weeks ago | cato.org | Colleen Hroncich

Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. “Just do it yourself,” Cammy Herrera’s husband told her. Cammy, a former public school teacher, had been searching for a preschool program for their daughter. She wanted a place that embraced childhood and allowed kids to learn through play. “I would come back from all these tours and interviews and tell my husband, ‘Nope, not a good fit.

1 month ago | theblaze.com | Colleen Hroncich |Tom Smith

If the U.S. Department of Education suddenly went away, what would change for local families and communities? Not much. For starters, the Department of Education doesn’t “educate” anyone. It’s a middleman. Americans send their taxes to Washington, D.C., the bureaucracy takes a big chunk of it to pay staff and overhead, and the rest is sent to states and local communities with a bunch of red tape. Reducing that bureaucracy should save money, which means schools could actually receive more funding.

1 month ago | usnews.com | Colleen Hroncich

The Trump administration’s initial moves to reduce or eliminate funding for Head Start, the early education and nutrition program for children from low-income families that costs taxpayers $12 billion a year, were a long-overdue course correction for a program that was never constitutional in the first place. The administration has now reversed course and included Head Start funding in its latest budget proposal. But is that the right move?