Coronavirus Effect: We Are All Homeschoolers Now
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Coronavirus Effect: We Are All Homeschoolers Now

ByCamellia Peterson

Monday afternoon, President Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force announced new guidelines in an attempt to minimize the coronavirus spread. Among other things, he stated, “My administration is recommending that all Americans, including the young and healthy, work to engage in schooling from home when possible…” Today, President @realDonaldTrump and the Coronavirus Task Force are…

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Why We Need to Take Education Back to Past Practices

ByGuest Post

Sometimes the best way to go forward is to go backward. In 1899, the population of Boonville, North Carolina was under 200. It was a tiny crossroads town in the middle of farming country. It was also the home of the Yadkin Valley Institute and School of Business, which 20 years later would become a…

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Coronavirus Reminds Us What Education Without Schooling Can Look Like

ByGuest Post

As the global coronavirus outbreak closes more schools for weeks, and sometimes months—some 300 million children are currently missing class—parents, educators, and policymakers are panicking. Mass compulsory schooling has become such a cornerstone of contemporary culture that we forget it’s a relatively recent social construct. Responding to the pandemic, the United Nations declared that “the…

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93 Vermont Towns Have No Public Schools, But Great Education. How Do They Do It?

ByGuest Post

In just a couple of weeks, 50 boys with learning disabilities will take to a stage in Vermont, one after the other, to recite the Gettysburg Address from memory. It’s a daring experiment undertaken each February at the Greenwood School and its population of boys who’ve struggled in public schools. Diagnosed with ADD, dyslexia, and…

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Families Today Have More Schooling Options Than Ever, But Nowhere Near Enough

ByGuest Post

I am a glass-half-full kind of person, so while we could focus on the criticisms and some of the setbacks related to expanding educational freedom to more families, there is much more to celebrate than to lament. As National School Choice Week kicks off, it’s a great time to spotlight the growing variety and abundance…

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“Miss Virginia” Shows the Dilemma Many Lower-Income Families Face on Schooling

ByGuest Post

Every once in awhile, a film comes along that you can’t stop thinking about long after the credits roll. Miss Virginia is such a movie. With superb acting and heart-wrenching emotion, it features the true story of Virginia Walden Ford, a Washington, DC, mom who simply wanted better education options for her child and who…

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Elizabeth Warren Rally Derailed By Pro-Charter School Protesters

ByGuest Post

Peter Hasson  Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign rally in Atlanta on Thursday was derailed by parents protesting the Massachusetts senator’s opposition to charter schools. The group of parents interrupted Warren’s event, which was aimed at courting black female voters, with chants of “Our children, our choice!” and “We want to be heard!” WATCH:  https://twitter.com/ByRyanBrooks/status/1197665648186470401?s=20…