Small Schools in the Big Apple: How State-Level Policy Inhibits Microschooling and Learning Pods. Issue Brief

Autor/in	Squire, Juliet
Institution	Manhattan Institute (MI)
Titel	Small Schools in the Big Apple: How State-Level Policy Inhibits Microschooling and Learning Pods. Issue Brief
Quelle	(2021), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Small Schools; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; State Policy; Educational Policy; Educational Innovation; Educational Legislation; State Legislation; School Choice; Private Schools; Home Schooling; Urban Schools; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School; Schools; Schule; School closings; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Landesrecht; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Private school; Privatschule; Homeschooling; Home instruction; ; Hausunterricht; Heimschule; Urban area; Urban areas; Stadtregion; Stadt
Abstract	In this report, the author explains the small-schools environment in New York City. Prior to the pandemic, the Big Apple had a small but growing microschool and learning pod community. New York City's frequent school closures throughout 2020 and 2021 caused many families to look more closely at these education options. New York State's stifling regulatory environment shows why more microschools and learning pods did not emerge during the pandemic--and might not emerge in the years ahead. One key lesson from this study--and others in this series--is that a state's policy disposition toward school choice, private schools, and homeschooling can thwart education innovation in many ways. For microschooling and learning pods to expand in NYC and elsewhere, state policymakers must assess and reform a host of statutes and regulations, even if such rules were created with student welfare in mind and have been on the books for generations. [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