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July 15, 2026
AFPI Commends New National K-12 Initiative to Protect Students from Adult Sexual Predators in Schools
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has released the following statements from its experts in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will ensure that K-12 schools that are federally funded will protect their students from sexual exploitation.
Commentary
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June 18, 2026
Every Family Already Has a School Choice Tool. Most Aren’t Using It.
For most of its history, school choice meant exactly that: a choice of schools. One building or another. Usually, the assigned public school or the nearest private one. The argument was about where a child sat from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. That argument is over. A larger one has taken its place. The question now is not where a child learns, but how.
Commentary
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June 17, 2026
Every State’s Untapped Advantage: ESSA Waivers and Ed-Flex
Secretary McMahon and her team have made considerable progress on one of President Trump’s key campaign promises - reorganizing and dismantling the Department of Education. Before President Trump took office, the conventional wisdom was that there was nothing that could be done to fulfill his campaign promise short of an act of Congress. But by using The Economy Act’s Interagency agreements, the Administration has managed to shift functions to departments better able to execute them.
Podcast
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April 15, 2026
Truth Be Told: Why America’s Best Days Are Ahead with Secretary Linda McMahon
In the premiere episode of Truth Be Told, host Stacey Schieffelin welcomes Secretary of Education Linda McMahon for a candid, wide-ranging conversation about leadership, public service, women’s empowerment, and the future of American education.
Commentary
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February 23, 2026
America’s Civics Crisis—and Opportunity
School children across America had off last Monday for a holiday known as Presidents Day, but which is still officially called Washington’s Birthday. Without George Washington, the American Revolution may not have happened and certainly would not have succeeded.
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Truth Be Told: Why America’s Best Days Are Ahead with Secretary Linda McMahon
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How Mississippi Beat the Odds: Gov. Tate Reeves on Literacy Reform and the School Choice Revolution
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Secretary McMahon, AFPI, TPUSA, & Partners Launch New Civics Coalition
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America First Roundtable: Breaking the Education Cartel
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AFPI Celebrates National School Choice Week
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AFPI Welcomes Erika Donalds as Chair of the Center for Education Opportunity and Chair of the AFPI-Florida State Chapter
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Riley Gaines Joins America First’s Athletes Coalition as Vice Chair
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Combating Fentanyl in Schools
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