Public Education
Arkansas posts steepest enrollment decline in 10+ years as parents look for tailored solutionsArkansas parents Zac and Christina George had thought public school a great fit for their daughter until she entered first grade. “Her kindergarten teacher was great and we loved the… Read More
Christian Schools
Kansas microschool leader raises $200K for Christian school scholarshipsDalena Wallace has already done a lot to help microschools – founding one, encouraging others and starting a foundation for churches to support microschools in the… Read More
Opinion
AI learning program aims to make school as fun as vacation, adding new layer to educational choiceCan AI learning make kids love school more than vacation? That’s the seemingly absurd premise 1990s tech baron Joe Liemandt has spent the last few years trying to fulfill –… Read More
Public Education
Former superintendents call for public microschools, following lead of Christian private schoolsThree former public school superintendents are making a bold call for public education to embrace microschools – something the private Christian school world has been doing for years. Writing in… Read More
Christian Schools
North Carolina hybrid school aims ‘to open the world up for our children’After Tina Cowell finished homeschooling her own children, she found a different mission – using a hybrid model to support North Carolina families who want a little help along the… Read More
Homeschools
Why church-based homeschool learning centers are gaining popularity in Massachusetts(The 74) – In Worcester, Massachusetts, GROW Christian Learning Center lives up to its name. A homeschool program with both full-time and part-time enrollment options, it… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: How one-room schoolhouses hold the keys to education reform and successDo one-room schoolhouses hold the keys to solving the educational crisis in this country? What if its values of local control, a strong sense of community and built-in accountability have… Read More
Homeschools
Hybrid schools continue post-COVID growth through enrollment and new school startupsStarting a hybrid school is no longer unconventional but is an increasingly common, and popular, way to go. That’s according to the latest study by the… Read More
Homeschools
National hybrid and microschool experts discuss opportunities and challenges at Kansas summit(The Sentinel) – Dozens of Kansas homeschoolers and experts from around the country gathered in Overland Park to exchange ideas about how to become a successful “edupreneur”, a combination of… Read More
Christian Schools
Education ‘HERO’ calls on churches to support microschoolsDalena Wallace isn’t one to sit still – especially when it comes to education. The Wichita-area mom has an impressive resume of homeschooling her own six… Read More
Homeschools
Kansans show micro schools and hybrids offer innovations in learning(The Sentinel) – Micro schools are the reimagining of the one-room schoolhouse, where class sizes are usually fewer than 15 students of varying ages, and the schedule and curriculum is… Read More
Homeschools
Public school is ‘like a death march’: 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
Culture, Homeschools
Homeschool programs, hybrid options encourage mid-year signupsIt’s never too late to pull your children from public school – even in December and beyond. That’s what Angie Hoffman, founder of The Hearth Room Schoolhouse in Kansas… Read More
Homeschools
This rural Florida homeschool co-op found out: If you build it, they will come(reimaginED) – Sandra Shoffner dreamed of starting a homeschool co-op, but she never imagined the reception it would get when it finally happened. Dozens of parents attended the first open… Read More
Homeschools
How hybrid schools are reshaping educationThey’re not exactly schools, but they’re not homeschools either. They have elements of structured curriculum and institutional learning, while offering maximum educational freedom and flexibility. They provide a consistent, off-site… Read More