Bruno V. Manno

5 days ago | forbes.com | Bruno V. Manno

“Microschools aren’t so micro anymore,” writes Linda Jacobson in The 74. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the growth of these K-12 learning models. They became a refuge for families facing school closures and challenges with remote learning. Their expansion is another important development in America’s K-12 education choice landscape. What Are Microschools? Microschools are often described as today’s version of the one-room schoolhouse. They typically consist of small, mixed-age student groups.

2 weeks ago | aei.org | Preston Cooper |Frederick M. Hess |Anna Low |Bruno V. Manno

Report American Enterprise Institute Course Correction: Rebuilding the Federal Student Loan System After Biden’s Mismanagement Report American Enterprise Institute Sketching a New Conservative Education Agenda Report American Enterprise Institute The Growth of Earn-and-Learn Apprenticeship Degrees: Expanding America’s Mobility and Opportunity Structure Report Policy Review and Outlook: Revisiting the Federal School Choice Agenda Report American Enterprise Institute Many Children Left Behind:...

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Bruno V. Manno

Observing National Teacher Appreciation Week America’s K-12 teachers have experienced a notable upswing in morale but have serious concerns about K-12 schools. That’s the central message about what teachers are thinking from two polls of public school teachers from Education Week and the Pew Research Center and one poll of public and private school teachers from EdChoice/Morning Consult. These one-point-in-time snapshots help us understand teachers’ views of their profession and K-12 education.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Bruno V. Manno

Celebrating National Charter School Week – May 11 to 17“The federal Charter Schools Program has turned out to be one of the larger and more successful examples of government-supported research and development in the K-12 realm, in ways that have fostered considerable innovation,” writes K-12 policy expert Chester E. Finn, Jr. This year’s National Charter School Week celebrates the 30th anniversary of that Program’s first funding awards to charter schools in 1995.

1 month ago | philanthropydaily.com | Bruno V. Manno

Recent economic volatility has prompted speculation on Americans’ financial futures and job prospects. But whether we are entering a recession or a new era of “onshoring” jobs, one fact remains: individuals need practical pathways to good jobs and upward mobility. What kind of job opportunities do young people and workers say they want? And what kind of employment opportunities exist? Any donor investing in the long-term economic well-being of Americans must answer these two questions.