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Parents turn to ‘micro schooling’ over home school
As millions of students go back to school this fall, some are choosing not to return to the traditional classroom. Instead, parents are enrolling their children ...
The Rising Trend in Private Education: Teeny, Tiny Schools
Amanda Ray’s son attended public school from prekindergarten to fifth grade. But when he qualified for West Virginia’s school voucher program for the 2023-24 school ...
For many home-schoolers, parents are no longer doing the teaching
Parents pull around the circular driveway to drop their children off in the morning. Students climb the steps and hang their backpacks on hooks. Katy ...
Rise of the microschool: Small, student-centered learning spaces take off
In the back room of a Jewish temple, the kids are running the show. It’s just after 6 p.m. on a Thursday, and the learners ...
The draw of alternative international schools
Work-from-anywhere’ families are increasingly crossing the globe to provide their children with a progressive curriculum.
Montessori method has ‘strong and clear’ impact on student performance
Montessori, named for Dr. Maria Montessori, an Italian physician who developed the approach in the early 1900s, takes a child-centered approach to teaching and is specially ...