{"id":91356,"date":"2024-04-12T09:49:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T13:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=91356"},"modified":"2024-04-12T09:49:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T13:49:33","slug":"the-us-is-experiencing-a-boom-in-microschools-what-are-they-oconnell-domenech-other-items-from-the-k12-learning-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2024\/04\/12\/the-us-is-experiencing-a-boom-in-microschools-what-are-they-oconnell-domenech-other-items-from-the-k12-learning-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"The US is experiencing a boom in microschools. What are they? [O\u2019Connell-Domenech] + other items from the K12 learning ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/changing-america\/enrichment\/education\/4574859-the-us-is-experiencing-a-boom-in-microschools-what-are-they\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The US is experiencing a boom in microschools. What are they?<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from\u00a0 thehill.com by Alejandra O\u2019Connell-Domenech; via GSV<\/p>\n<p><strong>Story at a glance <\/strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>(emphasis DSC)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There has been <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>a surge in new microschools in the U.S.<\/strong><\/span> since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The National Microschooling Network estimates there are about 95,000 microschools in the country.<\/strong> <\/span>The median microschool serves 16 students.<\/li>\n<li>There is no regulatory body solely responsible for tracking microschools, so it is difficult to determine just how much their popularity has grown.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Advocates for microschools say they offer some students \u2014 especially those who are gifted or have learning disabilities \u2014 a greater chance to thrive academically and socially than traditional schools do. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">At Sphinx Academy, a micro-school based in Lexington, Ky., almost all 24 students are \u201ctwice exceptional,\u201d meaning they are gifted in one academic area but have one or more learning disabilities like ADHD or dyslexia, according to the school\u2019s director Jennifer Lincoln. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/teaching-learning\/student-apathy-is-a-big-classroom-challenge-teachers-say-cellphones-arent-helping\/2024\/04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Student Apathy Is a Big Classroom Challenge, Teachers Say. Cellphones Aren\u2019t Helping<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from edweek.org by Madeline Will<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The stakes are high: Students have a lot of academic ground to make up following the pandemic. Yet they\u2019re not fully engaged in the classroom, teachers report\u00a0<a class=\"a-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/whats-it-like-to-be-a-teacher-in-america-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a new national survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US is experiencing a boom in microschools. What are they? &#8212; from\u00a0 thehill.com by Alejandra O\u2019Connell-Domenech; via GSV Story at a glance (emphasis DSC) There has been a surge in new microschools in the U.S. since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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