Colleen Hroncich

Pittsburgh

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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Friday Feature: Innovation School

2 weeks ago | cato.org | Colleen Hroncich

Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play. According to MIT researcher Mitchel Resnick, these are the “four Ps of creative learning.” He notes that in kindergarten, children have historically learned through play and exploration. But he thinks too many schools have gone away from that approach. “Kindergarten is becoming like the rest of school,” he writes.
Letter to the Editor: Teachers Hate All Those Meetings. Can Principals Find a Workaround?

3 weeks ago | cato.org | Colleen Hroncich

There’s no reason for these limitations today. Recognizing that public schools are not the only—or necessarily the best—way to educate the public opens amazing opportunities. Families should be able to choose what type of education is best for their children rather than being limited to an assigned district school. Also, public schools have never been the “bedrock of democracy,” as McGill claims.
Friday Feature: Solstice Hybrid Academy

4 weeks ago | cato.org | Colleen Hroncich

Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. A microschool in a converted bus? Depending on your perspective, it may sound crazy, or it may sound amazing. To former public school teacher Sarah Harrington, who was growing frustrated by the limitations in the school system, it seemed like the perfect solution. “I got my degree in art, and after trying to become a professional artist for a couple of years, I decided to try teaching,” she explains.
Friday Feature: LUMIN Schools

1 month ago | cato.org | Colleen Hroncich

Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. At first glance, LUMIN Schools might look like other traditional schools. But when you dig a little deeper, you find unique ways they’re working to help their students overcome challenges and get on track for successful futures. And the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program is at the heart of it all.
How Ending Head Start Could Help Families

1 month ago | cato.org | Colleen Hroncich

The Trump administration’s initial moves to reduce or eliminate funding for Head Start, the early education and nutrition program for children from low-income families that costs taxpayers $12 billion a year, were a long-overdue course correction for a program that was never constitutional in the first place. The administration has now reversed course and included Head Start funding in its latest budget proposal. But is that the right move?
Friday Feature: MCP Academy

1 month ago | cato.org | Colleen Hroncich

Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. “Just do it yourself,” Cammy Herrera’s husband told her. Cammy, a former public school teacher, had been searching for a preschool program for their daughter. She wanted a place that embraced childhood and allowed kids to learn through play. “I would come back from all these tours and interviews and tell my husband, ‘Nope, not a good fit.
The ‘education establishment’ always resorts to fearmongering

1 month ago | theblaze.com | Colleen Hroncich |Tom Smith

If the U.S. Department of Education suddenly went away, what would change for local families and communities? Not much. For starters, the Department of Education doesn’t “educate” anyone. It’s a middleman. Americans send their taxes to Washington, D.C., the bureaucracy takes a big chunk of it to pay staff and overhead, and the rest is sent to states and local communities with a bunch of red tape. Reducing that bureaucracy should save money, which means schools could actually receive more funding.
How Ending Head Start Could Help Families

1 month ago | usnews.com | Colleen Hroncich

The Trump administration’s initial moves to reduce or eliminate funding for Head Start, the early education and nutrition program for children from low-income families that costs taxpayers $12 billion a year, were a long-overdue course correction for a program that was never constitutional in the first place. The administration has now reversed course and included Head Start funding in its latest budget proposal. But is that the right move?
Friday Feature: One Stone

1 month ago | cato.org | Colleen Hroncich

Alongside the growth of homeschooling and microschooling, student-directed learning seems to be gaining popularity. Many of the options highlighted in the Friday Feature incorporate some aspects of self-directed or project-based learning throughout the day. One Stone, in Boise, Idaho, takes student-directed to a whole different level. One Stone was founded in 2008 with an after-school program called Project Good that set out to empower students to make a positive difference in their communities.
Friday Feature: Buffalo Christian Homeschool Academy

2 months ago | cato.org | Colleen Hroncich

The 4th Annual National Hybrid Schools Conference is taking place today at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, so it’s fitting to feature a hybrid school this week. After a 17-year career as a public school teacher, Sarah VanDerVliet wanted something different. She was an ag teacher, so she ran the Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter along with the school’s farming and agricultural programs.

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