Hannah Frankman Hood
Hannah is the founder of renegadeEducator. She grew up homeschooled and skipped college to go straight into the startup world, and has now been working in alternative education for almost 10 years. She was previously a Program Manager at Praxis, a Hazlitt Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education, and an instructor at The Objective Standard institute.
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Half of Students Now Get A’s, But Actual Achievement Is Declining
Your child’s report card may be sending the wrong signal. Grades and GPAs increasingly reflect institutional incentives rather than academic achievement.
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Mississippi’s Literacy Miracle: How Holding Students Back Moved a Whole State Forward
Despite its persistent poverty, Mississippi dramatically improved literacy outcomes — offering a case study in high-impact, low-cost reform.
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Four Post-COVID Trends Are Reshaping American Education
The pandemic didn’t just disrupt schooling — it altered the incentives, expectations, and norms that held the system together. Alternatives are here to stay.
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How School Choice Became a Magnet for Capital
Families, entrepreneurs, and Fortune 500 companies alike are chasing better schools. Freedom to choose may be the quiet engine of the next American migration wave.
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The Kids Can’t Focus
Screens may seem to be the simple answer, but nothing about society is set up to support deep work or sustained attention.
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Toxic Empathy Is Killing NYC’s Gifted Programs
Investing in achievement and excellence lifts every member of society. Operating from envy only pushes the median down.
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Seven Minutes Outside: The Collapse of Childhood Play
Kids are getting just 4-7 minutes a day of unstructured outdoor play. Overscheduling and anxiety are wreaking havoc on America’s youngest generation.
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The Austin Renaissance? Even School Choice Is Bigger in Texas
Austin’s independent spirit — and a billion dollars in voucher funding — will reshape classrooms and challenge government’s monopoly on childhood.
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Ivory Tower Debt Trap: Student Loans Distort the American Dream
The ROI on college is plunging. Colleges are failing to educate, and instead loading kids up with unshakable debt and failed ideas.
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She Couldn’t Read Her Own Diploma: Why Public Schools Pass Students But Fail Society
Even with record-high per-student spending, the broken status quo has left 1 in 5 Americans is functionally illiterate. Schools refuse to reform.
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Half of Students Now Get A’s, But Actual Achievement Is Declining
Your child’s report card may be sending the wrong signal. Grades and GPAs increasingly reflect institutional incentives rather than academic achievement.
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•
Mississippi’s Literacy Miracle: How Holding Students Back Moved a Whole State Forward
Despite its persistent poverty, Mississippi dramatically improved literacy outcomes — offering a case study in high-impact, low-cost reform.
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•
Four Post-COVID Trends Are Reshaping American Education
The pandemic didn’t just disrupt schooling — it altered the incentives, expectations, and norms that held the system together. Alternatives are here to stay.
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•
How School Choice Became a Magnet for Capital
Families, entrepreneurs, and Fortune 500 companies alike are chasing better schools. Freedom to choose may be the quiet engine of the next American migration wave.
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•
The Kids Can’t Focus
Screens may seem to be the simple answer, but nothing about society is set up to support deep work or sustained attention.
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•
Toxic Empathy Is Killing NYC’s Gifted Programs
Investing in achievement and excellence lifts every member of society. Operating from envy only pushes the median down.
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•
Seven Minutes Outside: The Collapse of Childhood Play
Kids are getting just 4-7 minutes a day of unstructured outdoor play. Overscheduling and anxiety are wreaking havoc on America’s youngest generation.
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•
The Austin Renaissance? Even School Choice Is Bigger in Texas
Austin’s independent spirit — and a billion dollars in voucher funding — will reshape classrooms and challenge government’s monopoly on childhood.
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•
Ivory Tower Debt Trap: Student Loans Distort the American Dream
The ROI on college is plunging. Colleges are failing to educate, and instead loading kids up with unshakable debt and failed ideas.
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•
She Couldn’t Read Her Own Diploma: Why Public Schools Pass Students But Fail Society
Even with record-high per-student spending, the broken status quo has left 1 in 5 Americans is functionally illiterate. Schools refuse to reform.