Kerry McDonald

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Entrepreneurs Transform Entire Industries, Including Education

The following is an adapted excerpt from FEE Senior Fellow Kerry McDonald’s new book, Joyful Learning: How to Find Freedom,…

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How New Microschool Accreditation Pathways Are Opening Doors for Founders and Families

As a mother of nine in Tennessee, Sarah Fagerburg tried a variety of different schooling types, from public schools to…

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Now Is the Time to Eliminate Compulsory Schooling Laws

In the spring of 2019, HuffPost ran an in-depth story on the human costs of Kamala Harris’s war on truancy.…

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From Apprenticeships to Microcredentials, Why Alternatives to College Are Gaining Popularity

For Chase Buffington, college isn’t a priority right now. The 18-year-old from Enfield, New Hampshire, is currently a high school…

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Homeschooling Families Shouldn’t Fear School Choice Policies

Homeschoolers are right to worry about regulation. After all, it wasn’t that long ago that some families were threatened, and…

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Beware of Federal Education Policies—Even If You Like Them

It’s an exciting time in American K-12 education. Families now have many more choices about where, what, how, and with…

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Homeschoolers Thrive in MIT Summer Internship Program

Growing up as a homeschooled student in Virginia, Matt Shoulders developed a passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)…

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The Real ADHD Issue Lies with Schooling, Not with Students

It’s an alarmingly common occurrence in US primary school classrooms: A child, often a boy, fidgets in his seat, has…

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From Teachers to Business Owners: Educators Launching Microschools Learn the Ins and Outs of Entrepreneurship

Giselle McClymont knew from second grade that she wanted to be a teacher. She went on to earn an education…

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4 Reasons Why Today’s New Private Schools Are Different

Many traditional, long-established private schools remain financially out of reach for most American families. For example, the Boston Globe recently…

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