This article is excerpted from LiberatED, a weekly email newsletter where FEE Senior Education Fellow Kerry McDonald brings you news and analysis on current education and parenting topics. Click here to sign up. There is a lot to be frustrated about as 2021 concludes. Some places are back in lockdown over rising coronavirus cases, while others are re-imposing previous … [Read more...] about 4 Positive Education Trends to End 2021
Homeschooling Numbers Are Skyrocketing in Some Parts of the Country
The numbers are startling. More parents are pulling their children out of school for homeschooling this fall, prompted in large part by school mask policies and ongoing virus concerns. The homeschooling rate in the US doubled in 2020, and tripled from its pre-pandemic level, as parents sought other options when confronted with prolonged school closures. But I think most … [Read more...] about Homeschooling Numbers Are Skyrocketing in Some Parts of the Country
The School Mask Wars Are Heating Up
This article is excerpted from LiberatED, a weekly email newsletter where FEE Senior Education Fellow Kerry McDonald brings you news and analysis on current education and parenting topics. Click here to sign up. Many parents are not happy. They are upset because back-to-school masking policies are either too stringent or not stringent enough. In one school district in … [Read more...] about The School Mask Wars Are Heating Up
Back-to-School Chaos: Public Schools Are Already Quarantining Entire Classrooms Over Isolated COVID Cases
This article is excerpted from LiberatED, a weekly email newsletter where FEE Senior Education Fellow Kerry McDonald brings you news and analysis on current education and parenting topics. Click here to sign up. The 2021/2022 academic year began on Tuesday, July 26th for students at an Atlanta public charter school. By Thursday, school administrators told parents that … [Read more...] about Back-to-School Chaos: Public Schools Are Already Quarantining Entire Classrooms Over Isolated COVID Cases
