‘Micro-Schools’ Grow in Popularity Amid Student Exodus From Public Schools

‘Micro-Schools’ Grow in Popularity Amid Student Exodus From Public Schools
Young student doing homework at home with school books, newspaper, and digital pad helped by his mother.
Allan Stein
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The romantic image of a one-room schoolhouse nestled on the Midwestern prairie has in its modern equivalent today’s micro-school, or “pandemic pod.”

Born amid the COVID-19 pandemic, minimalist by design, their founders say these mini-schools may be small in size but they’re large in curriculum scope, offering individualized instruction in a safe, politics-free environment.
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