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Parents who are unhappy with their public school’s performance can take the following actions to provide a better learning experience for their children: Recently, Education Reimagined shared an interview with Olena Starchuk and Mike Russell, two Canadian parents who have chosen to build their children’s learning plans outside of traditional public school. Both parents have…

Most of us focus on how vouchers will help public school parents pay for private school, but there’s another option out there in the learning stratosphere – microschools. Why shouldn’t a single mom with three children have the option to send her kids to a well-run microschool instead of the traditional private? Last week, The…

America’s public school system has a problem with listening to student voice. Most schools form student input groups, like student councils, class officers, and other student-led organizations, but don’t really listen to what those groups have to say about what they are learning, how they are learning, and what should be done when they aren’t…

A friend of mine wrote this piece recently. He writes, “In my principalship days, the role was incredibly challenging. After leading a small high school that I helped found, I became the principal of a new and very large comprehensive high school. I served for three years, and then it all caught up to me.…

Sometimes we don’t know what we don’t know. But just like we want our young learners to be lifelong pursuers of knowledge and skill, as adult learning leaders, we must demonstrate the drive to learn from our past so it informs our future. Take for example the article Sarah Ruth Morris wrote for EducationWeek online…

Our public school system is in trouble. It continues to lose market share when it comes to American families choosing it as their preferred option when it comes to their children’s learning. And it’s biggest competition isn’t private school, or even charters – it’s homeschooling. Just this week, The Washington Post reported, “Home schooling has…

I’m a big fan of The Texas Tribune, an online news organization, focused on everything about Texas. For those who haven’t been paying attention, the Texas Legislature is in special session, trying to figure out school vouchers, along with other issues associated with the state’s public education system. Today The Trib hosted a panel event…

The learner-centered movement seems to be growing in Columbus, Ohio. According to a recent article printed in the Education Reimagined online newsletter, “The elements of a learner-centered ecosystem are emerging in Columbus, Ohio. For the last 20 years, the PAST Foundation has been offering learners access to hands-on learning opportunities as global businesses planted roots…