Microschooling in Idaho: Using Policy to Scale a New Type of Small-School Environment. Issue Brief

Autor/inn/en	Pickford, Jocelyn; Robb, Duncan
Institution	Manhattan Institute (MI)
Titel	Microschooling in Idaho: Using Policy to Scale a New Type of Small-School Environment. Issue Brief
Quelle	(2021), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Small Schools; State Policy; Educational Policy; Educational Legislation; State Legislation; Educational Innovation; Home Schooling; Enrollment; Educational Finance; School Choice; Charter Schools; Idaho + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School; Schools; Schule; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Landesrecht; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Homeschooling; Home instruction; ; Hausunterricht; Heimschule; Einschulung; Bildungsfonds; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Charter school; Charter-Schule
Abstract	In this first installment of the series on state-level policy and microschooling, the authors explain Idaho's recent legislative debate over two competing approaches to supporting the creation of small learning communities, known as microschools. Idaho's strong homeschooling community and its low-enrollment rural districts create political dynamics not seen in many other states. Very small schools are not an innovation in Idaho; they are common across the state and have been for generations. Indeed, policy proposals to expand education options that might succeed elsewhere create complications in Idaho because, among other things, many families have concerns about entangling the government and homeschooling, and many districts would be hit hard by the loss of even a couple of dozen students. This report underscores a key finding across this series: if policy is to help advance microschooling, advocates and policymakers must begin by understanding states' histories and policies related to enrollment, funding, choice, and more. [For the main report, "Microschooling and Policy," see ED618730.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Tel: 212-599-7000; Fax: 212-599-3494; Web site: http://www.manhattan-institute.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01