Kerry McDonald
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From Apprenticeships to Microcredentials, Why Alternatives to College Are Gaining Popularity
For Chase Buffington, college isn’t a priority right now. The 18-year-old from Enfield, New Hampshire, is currently a high school…
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Homeschooling Families Shouldn’t Fear School Choice Policies
Homeschoolers are right to worry about regulation. After all, it wasn’t that long ago that some families were threatened, and…
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Beware of Federal Education Policies—Even If You Like Them
It’s an exciting time in American K-12 education. Families now have many more choices about where, what, how, and with…
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Homeschoolers Thrive in MIT Summer Internship Program
Growing up as a homeschooled student in Virginia, Matt Shoulders developed a passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)…
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The Real ADHD Issue Lies with Schooling, Not with Students
It’s an alarmingly common occurrence in US primary school classrooms: A child, often a boy, fidgets in his seat, has…
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From Teachers to Business Owners: Educators Launching Microschools Learn the Ins and Outs of Entrepreneurship
Giselle McClymont knew from second grade that she wanted to be a teacher. She went on to earn an education…
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4 Reasons Why Today’s New Private Schools Are Different
Many traditional, long-established private schools remain financially out of reach for most American families. For example, the Boston Globe recently…
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A Robust Education Marketplace Means Some Schools Will Fail
A couple of years ago, I was presenting at a small education conference in New York when someone asked what…
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Schools With “Radical Politics” Must Be Tolerated in a Free Society
There is a lot of concern these days about what type of curriculum is—or is not—being taught to schoolchildren. “Curriculum…
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Why Doesn’t Every Office Building Have A Microschool?
In 1967, the Philadelphia Public Schools launched the Parkway Program, widely known as the “school without walls,” that enabled young…
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