You may now choose “magnet schools, charter schools, Christian schools, virtual schools, microschools, homeschool and schools that are neither fish nor fowl, which meet in a trampoline park,” Jennifer Jennings writes. “This is educational freedom.”
Opinion | Welcome to Educational Choice. Why Aren’t You Smiling?
Hey, no one said having all this freedom was going to be easy. Or survivable.
nyti.ms
November 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
You may now choose “magnet schools, charter schools, Christian schools, virtual schools, microschools, homeschool and schools that are neither fish nor fowl, which meet in a trampoline park,” Jennifer Jennings writes. “This is educational freedom.”
1 WEEK TO GO! Webinar: 10 November, 7.30pm GMT
Prism founder, Tomis Parker has worked in the global #microschools movement for over 15 years, championing innovative learning environments where children are trusted to follow their #curiosity and adults are trusted to witness it.
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Prism founder, Tomis Parker has worked in the global #microschools movement for over 15 years, championing innovative learning environments where children are trusted to follow their #curiosity and adults are trusted to witness it.
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November 3, 2026 at 9:29 AM
1 WEEK TO GO! Webinar: 10 November, 7.30pm GMT
Prism founder, Tomis Parker has worked in the global #microschools movement for over 15 years, championing innovative learning environments where children are trusted to follow their #curiosity and adults are trusted to witness it.
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Prism founder, Tomis Parker has worked in the global #microschools movement for over 15 years, championing innovative learning environments where children are trusted to follow their #curiosity and adults are trusted to witness it.
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2 WEEKS TO GO! Webinar: 10 November, 7.30pm GMT
Prism founder, Tomis Parker has worked in the global #microschools movement for over 15 years, championing innovative learning environments where children are trusted to follow their #curiosity and adults are trusted to witness it.
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Prism founder, Tomis Parker has worked in the global #microschools movement for over 15 years, championing innovative learning environments where children are trusted to follow their #curiosity and adults are trusted to witness it.
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October 27, 2026 at 1:44 PM
2 WEEKS TO GO! Webinar: 10 November, 7.30pm GMT
Prism founder, Tomis Parker has worked in the global #microschools movement for over 15 years, championing innovative learning environments where children are trusted to follow their #curiosity and adults are trusted to witness it.
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Prism founder, Tomis Parker has worked in the global #microschools movement for over 15 years, championing innovative learning environments where children are trusted to follow their #curiosity and adults are trusted to witness it.
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Microschools feature small classes, anywhere from five to 20 students, with kids of varying ages and abilities in the same room, but is it the right fit for your child?
Is a microschool the right fit? What Minnesota parents should know.
Microschools feature small classes, anywhere from five to 20 students, with kids of varying ages and abilities in the same room, but is it the right fit for your child?
kstp.com
October 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Microschools feature small classes, anywhere from five to 20 students, with kids of varying ages and abilities in the same room, but is it the right fit for your child?
Boosters claim vouchers rescue children from bad schools. But while in many voucher states, "failing" public schools are tightly policed through state takeover or strict accountability measures, the schools and microschools that get voucher monies are subject to de minimis oversight & transparency.
What you need to know about microschools
The model has become a popular school choice option post-pandemic, and calls for policymakers to give the sector more structure are growing.
www.k12dive.com
October 16, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Boosters claim vouchers rescue children from bad schools. But while in many voucher states, "failing" public schools are tightly policed through state takeover or strict accountability measures, the schools and microschools that get voucher monies are subject to de minimis oversight & transparency.
NEXT WEBINAR: 10 November, 7.30pm GMT
Prism founder, Tomis Parker has worked in the global #microschools movement for over 15 years, championing innovative learning environments where children are trusted to follow their #curiosity and adults are trusted to witness it.
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Prism founder, Tomis Parker has worked in the global #microschools movement for over 15 years, championing innovative learning environments where children are trusted to follow their #curiosity and adults are trusted to witness it.
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October 15, 2026 at 10:39 AM
NEXT WEBINAR: 10 November, 7.30pm GMT
Prism founder, Tomis Parker has worked in the global #microschools movement for over 15 years, championing innovative learning environments where children are trusted to follow their #curiosity and adults are trusted to witness it.
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Prism founder, Tomis Parker has worked in the global #microschools movement for over 15 years, championing innovative learning environments where children are trusted to follow their #curiosity and adults are trusted to witness it.
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Cole Jester of AK?
You're jesting.
Is a microschool anything like a miniskirt? I ask because you state there's no mechanism for oversight of microschools but in school districts there's oversight of how many inches above the knee a miniskirt could be worn.
You're jesting.
Is a microschool anything like a miniskirt? I ask because you state there's no mechanism for oversight of microschools but in school districts there's oversight of how many inches above the knee a miniskirt could be worn.
October 12, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Cole Jester of AK?
You're jesting.
Is a microschool anything like a miniskirt? I ask because you state there's no mechanism for oversight of microschools but in school districts there's oversight of how many inches above the knee a miniskirt could be worn.
You're jesting.
Is a microschool anything like a miniskirt? I ask because you state there's no mechanism for oversight of microschools but in school districts there's oversight of how many inches above the knee a miniskirt could be worn.
📸 Check out the handwritten application we submitted to found a private school in West Virginia.
We were approved as a microschool. A state spokesperson said it “does not approve or deny the operation of microschools for any reason.”
Read the full story: https://propub.li/4AU2wxz
We were approved as a microschool. A state spokesperson said it “does not approve or deny the operation of microschools for any reason.”
Read the full story: https://propub.li/4AU2wxz
October 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
📸 Check out the handwritten application we submitted to found a private school in West Virginia.
We were approved as a microschool. A state spokesperson said it “does not approve or deny the operation of microschools for any reason.”
Read the full story: https://propub.li/4AU2wxz
We were approved as a microschool. A state spokesperson said it “does not approve or deny the operation of microschools for any reason.”
Read the full story: https://propub.li/4AU2wxz
To Compete With School Choice, This Superintendent Turned to Microschools: More school districts have started microschools. George Philhower has started a network of them.
To Compete With School Choice, This Superintendent Turned to Microschools
More school districts have started microschools. George Philhower has started a network of them.
www.edweek.org
October 9, 2026 at 10:15 AM
To Compete With School Choice, This Superintendent Turned to Microschools: More school districts have started microschools. George Philhower has started a network of them.
So blessed to be riding the microwave of microcredentials and microschools.
October 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
So blessed to be riding the microwave of microcredentials and microschools.
Vouchers and microschools, etc. are just another part of the Griftocracy.
We’re reporters, not teachers. That doesn’t matter. Inexperience has hardly been a barrier for those who want to start their own schools, as we have reported this year. And it didn’t stop us, either.
Almost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.
Reporting has shown how easy it can be to found a private schools. That led us to an experiment: Could we do it?
indyweek.com
October 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Vouchers and microschools, etc. are just another part of the Griftocracy.
[This year, a team of ProPublica reporters has been documenting how the American education landscape is shifting dramatically as states use public money to help fund private schools. With few regulations, hundreds of new private and microschools have proliferated.]
www.propublica.org/article/prop...
www.propublica.org/article/prop...
Almost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.
Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur...
www.propublica.org
October 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
[This year, a team of ProPublica reporters has been documenting how the American education landscape is shifting dramatically as states use public money to help fund private schools. With few regulations, hundreds of new private and microschools have proliferated.]
www.propublica.org/article/prop...
www.propublica.org/article/prop...
“This year, a team of ProPublica reporters has been documenting how the American education landscape is shifting dramatically as states use public money to help fund private schools. With few regulations, hundreds of new private and microschools have proliferated.”
October 3, 2026 at 8:04 AM
“This year, a team of ProPublica reporters has been documenting how the American education landscape is shifting dramatically as states use public money to help fund private schools. With few regulations, hundreds of new private and microschools have proliferated.”
Amazing work by @propublica.org and partners illustrating the lack of regulations around microschools in some states. www.propublica.org/article/prop...
October 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Amazing work by @propublica.org and partners illustrating the lack of regulations around microschools in some states. www.propublica.org/article/prop...
With @jodiscohen.bsky.social and @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social and a team of local reporters across three states, we conducted an experiment in establishing private and microschools. And you can see for yourself what it takes -- just take this quiz by @zisiga.bsky.social.
It’s Easy to Start a Private School. Take Our Quiz to Find Out Where You Can Open Yours. — ProPublica
Private school requirements vary wildly across states. Take our quiz to find out just how easy starting one can be.
projects.propublica.org
October 2, 2026 at 1:27 PM
With @jodiscohen.bsky.social and @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social and a team of local reporters across three states, we conducted an experiment in establishing private and microschools. And you can see for yourself what it takes -- just take this quiz by @zisiga.bsky.social.
Funding microschools at microbreweries by hitting the six way parlay on the Clippers game
Amazing work by @propublica.org and partners illustrating the lack of regulations around microschools in some states. www.propublica.org/article/prop...
October 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Funding microschools at microbreweries by hitting the six way parlay on the Clippers game
The bad news is, we're not enrolling any students. The good news is, we do have some cool ProPublica Academy pencils (they come in a pack of 4) ✏️
*PRE-SALE* ProPublica Academy Pencils - Ships Late-October
*PRE-SALE* - shipping will begin in late-OctoberThis year, a team of ProPublica reporters has been documenting how the American education landscape is shifting dramatically as states use public money to help fund private schools. With few regulations, hundreds of new private and microschools have proliferated. All of t
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October 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The bad news is, we're not enrolling any students. The good news is, we do have some cool ProPublica Academy pencils (they come in a pack of 4) ✏️
Very eye opening. In trying to spread education far & wide, the system opens itself t/b scammed. How about now deep diving it & show metrics on how many of the microschools of record exist in name only & how much $ these have scammed from each State?
October 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Very eye opening. In trying to spread education far & wide, the system opens itself t/b scammed. How about now deep diving it & show metrics on how many of the microschools of record exist in name only & how much $ these have scammed from each State?
ProPublica Academy pencils for sale.
*PRE-SALE* ProPublica Academy Pencils - Ships Late-October
*PRE-SALE* - shipping will begin in late-OctoberThis year, a team of ProPublica reporters has been documenting how the American education landscape is shifting dramatically as states use public money to help fund private schools. With few regulations, hundreds of new private and microschools have proliferated. All of t
www.rayguncustom.com
October 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
ProPublica Academy pencils for sale.
and while we're not enrolling any students, you CAN get in on some custom propublica academy pencils: www.rayguncustom.com/collections/...
*PRE-SALE* ProPublica Academy Pencils - Ships Late-October
*PRE-SALE* - shipping will begin in late-OctoberThis year, a team of ProPublica reporters has been documenting how the American education landscape is shifting dramatically as states use public money to help fund private schools. With few regulations, hundreds of new private and microschools have proliferated. All of t
www.rayguncustom.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:55 PM
and while we're not enrolling any students, you CAN get in on some custom propublica academy pencils: www.rayguncustom.com/collections/...
“This year, a team of @propublica.org reporters has been documenting how the American education landscape is shifting dramatically as states use public money to help fund private schools. With few regulations, hundreds of new private and microschools have proliferated.“
“We’re reporters, not teachers. We were able to start private schools anyway.”
Stunning story by an incredible team at @propublica.org, @arktimes.bsky.social, @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social and @theassemblync.bsky.social
Stunning story by an incredible team at @propublica.org, @arktimes.bsky.social, @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social and @theassemblync.bsky.social
Almost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.
Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur...
www.propublica.org
October 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
“This year, a team of @propublica.org reporters has been documenting how the American education landscape is shifting dramatically as states use public money to help fund private schools. With few regulations, hundreds of new private and microschools have proliferated.“