Colleen Hroncich
Policy Analyst at Cato Institute
Policy Analyst @CatoCEF. Tweets are my own. “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” —Albert Einstein
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2 weeks ago |
spectator.org | Colleen Hroncich
If you spend any time on social media, you’ve probably seen plenty of fearmongering and hysteria about the changing educational landscape. But don’t let your Facebook friends or Instagram followers lead you astray. What’s happening in education is exciting — and long overdue — not something to be feared.
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1 month ago |
cato.org | Colleen Hroncich
When talking to the founder of a microschool that’s called Spyrja Academy, the first question kind of asks itself. “I’m a huge fan of Old Norse literature, like the prose and poetic Edda and leaning into Norse mythology,” explains Jourdan Simmang. As he was trying to think of a unique name for his microschool, he looked to the ancient Norse language for inspiration. The word spyrja means “to ask” or “to learn,” which is what he wants students to do in his program.
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1 month ago |
cato.org | Colleen Hroncich
Even before she had children, former public school teacher Jada Robinson often tried looking at her classroom as if she were a parent. “I would always think ahead—if this was my child in this class and my child was in this environment, how would I feel about that? Would I be okay with it?” she recalls. It gave her insight into what she wanted for her future children—and a foundation for what would eventually become Bright Minds STEAM Studio near Houston, TX.
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2 months ago |
cato.org | Colleen Hroncich
Entrepreneurship is hard. Education entrepreneurship can be even harder, in part because education is highly regulated and in part because you’re trying to attract families who have a “free” option in the public school system. Microschool founder April Jackson has experienced these challenges firsthand. As a military wife, April was a public school teacher and academic coach in several different states. “No matter where I went, it was consistent.
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2 months ago |
cato.org | Colleen Hroncich
With decades of experience helping kids with special needs—both professionally and as a mom—it’s not surprising that Lisa Mitchell created Everything Under The Rainbow, a hybrid homeschooling program for neurodiverse children. Lisa’s two children, now adults, are both neurodiverse and learned very differently from each other. “My daughter is the one that, quite frankly, she’s the one that thought of it. She said, ‘I need this,’” Lisa recalls.
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A diverse teaching career that spanned pre-kindergarten through college at public and private schools inspired Anna Bernanke to create Chance Academy, a hybrid microschool in Washington, DC. Today's @CatoCEF Friday Feature. Thx @VELAorg for intro! https://t.co/4BzoU4o2F2
