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Kerry McDonald

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  • Gallup Poll: Homeschooling Rate Doubles

    Gallup Poll: Homeschooling Rate Doubles0

    Results of a new Gallup poll released this week may give us the sharpest look yet at how the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted American education and what may lie ahead. According to the poll, parents’ overall satisfaction with their child’s education dropped 10 percent over last year, while at the same time the number of

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  • Parents and Teachers Starting ‘Learning Pods’ Are Done Waiting for Permission

    Parents and Teachers Starting ‘Learning Pods’ Are Done Waiting for Permission0

    The widespread “pandemic pods” that are emerging as back-to-school alternatives this fall are models of parental ingenuity, educator adaptability, and entrepreneurial agility. These learning pods, or in-home microschools, involve small groups of families coming together to take turns facilitating a curriculum for their children in their homes, or pooling resources to hire a teacher or

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  • ‘Pandemic Pods’ Make Homeschooling Easier For Parents

    ‘Pandemic Pods’ Make Homeschooling Easier For Parents0

    This tumultuous back-to-school season has parents and teachers alike scrambling to make sense of the madness: from ever-changing district directives to COVID-19 response protocols. Some school systems have announced that the academic year will start with remote-learning-only. Others are pursuing partial reopening options with both online and in-person instruction. Still others are planning to fully

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  • Reopening Schools: What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong and Homeschoolers Get Right

    Reopening Schools: What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong and Homeschoolers Get Right0

    While the pandemic itself is generating much uncertainty, the battle over back-to-school is causing downright whiplash.  Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that schools work to reopen for in-person learning this fall. The physician group stated that it “strongly advocates that all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with

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