Public Education
New accreditation paths emerge for microschools, hybrids, as school choice explodesÂAccreditation for a microschool is often like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Just as education itself is undergoing a seismic shift â with the rise… Read More
Culture
Education reform movement nurtured at Harvardâs Kennedy SchoolDeep within the bastions of liberal Harvard University, a small enclave of school reformers is quietly reshaping the conversation around education. Nearly 30 years ago, Paul E. Peterson… Read More
Christian Schools
North Carolina nonprofit launches effort to expand private schools in rural areasThe lack of rural private schools has long been used as an argument against expanding school choice programs, but a North Carolina nonprofit is looking to change that. Parents for… Read More
Public Education
State regulations hinder microschool growth as education revolution continuesÂAs microschools surge in popularity, state regulations often pose significant obstacles, though some states are leading the way in promoting educational freedom. Once a niche experiment, microschools â small learning… Read More
Christian Schools
Texas microschools collective launches to boost faith-based educationTexas could soon have more microschools in black communities and beyond with the launch of the Texas Microschools Collective. Leaders say the faith-based initiative is rooted in a long tradition… Read More
Homeschools
Understanding the role of microschools in education(The Daily Signal) â Itâs nearing back-to-school time in Virginia as we enter a universe where the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the dismantling of the federal Department of… Read More
Public Education
Rural Indiana district to launch charter microschools, expand school choiceA rural Indiana school district is planning to launch dozens of charter microschools, in the latest example of public schools embracing flexibility in a school-choice state. The Eastern Hancock School… Read More
Homeschools
New York should revise educational policies that âkill innovation,â commentary arguesJailed for teaching children in small groups? As Orwellian as it sounds, such a scenario is already written into New Yorkâs law â where homeschool parents are forbidden to provide… Read More
Public Education
Shocking: Half of students might be educated outside public schools by 2030, report saysÂHalf of American children could be educated outside of public schools by 2030. Thatâs according to a stunning report from the Learning Counsel, a research institute… Read More
Christian Schools
Itâs special to them: Christian school founders start microschools for special-ed studentsÂWhen it comes to helping special-needs kids, Christian microschools are stepping up to the table. A table is exactly what inspired Beverly Smith to name her school… Read More
Christian Schools
Indiana microschool empowers previously failing students, provides âhomeschooling on steroidsâÂFor Jill Haskins, payday at her job involves the students whose lives changed just by attending Streams of Hope Christian School. One striking example is a student who transferred at… Read More
Homeschools
Public school is âlike a death marchâ: Parents talk about the switch to homeschooling and hybrid modelsLeigh Cline of San Francisco began homeschooling after she saw issues in the public school system firsthand during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of her daughters has learning difficulties, but instead… Read More
Government
Mothers group advocates for school choice, starts micro schoolsBefore you can clean a dirty fish tank, you have to relocate the fish. And for the students Janelle Wood serves, the public education system is a dirty… Read More
Government
National Microschooling Center launches, proving âmodern one-room schoolhouseâ is no flash-in-the-pandemic phenomenon(reimaginED) â Itâs well documented that millions of parents turned to microschools as a result of campus shutdowns during the long Covid-19 nightmare. These nimble learning centers provided safe gathering… Read More
Government
Microschool startup in Miami will combine in-person, online formats for deep-dive education(reimaginED) â Imagine a school that offers lectures from the nationâs top subject matter experts online, lets students learn social skills from compassionate, in-person teachers in a brick-and-mortar classroom, and… Read More
Government
‘Justice’ for parents: West Virginia Gov. signs bill enabling âmicroschoolsâ and âlearning podsâ to thriveIn a win for school choice in West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill into law allowing âmicroschoolsâ and âlearning podsâ to operate in the state without… Read More