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In 1964, Leonard Read wrote a powerful essay celebrating the free market in education. Read, who founded FEE nearly two…
A lot of us likely remember the glee we felt as children at the onset of summer vacation, followed by…
One of the most popular and fastest-growing educational trends today is microschooling. Microschools are intentionally small, mixed-age, K-12 learning communities…
High rates of youth anxiety and depression have been a concern for years, and the problem has only worsened. The…
A common criticism regarding microschools, learning pods, unschooling approaches and other non-traditional educational models is that they don’t work well…
Over the past couple of years, there has been a surge in the number of microschools spreading across the country.…
I presented at a conference last week hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School on emerging school models. I talked about…
Now is often the time of year when parents begin looking into other learning options and schooling alternatives for their…
There are mounting concerns over profound learning loss due to prolonged school closures and remote learning. New data released last…
When Ben Ashfield and Tammy Tiranasar couldn’t find their preferred educational environment for their two younger children, they decided to…
This back-to-school season, many parents are eager to drop-off their kindergarteners to begin the 13-year journey toward high school graduation.…
Many children and teenagers were struggling emotionally before 2020, but the lockdowns, school closures, and overall societal disruption over the…
Disruptive innovation usually begins on the margins, with a few, intrepid users embracing a new product or service. Abetted by…
Since 2020, parents have been motivated to act upon their educational preferences. They have removed their children from district schools…