One-room schoolhouses are making a comeback.
Microschools—classroom settings for small groups of students across multiple grade levels—exist in standalone buildings or in borrowed or rented spaces. Organized by teachers and parents, they operate as private or public charter schools, depending on state regulations.
Enrollment at such schools is estimated at about 2 percent of the U.S. K–12 education sector, which is about equal to Catholic school enrollment, said National Microschooling Center (NMC) founder and Chief Executive Don Soifer. Growth could reach 10 percent in the years ahead as school choice is increasing in many states, he said.
“They [microschools] are gaining in popularity,” Soifer told The Epoch Times on Aug. 15, “because families are at the front and center, and you can build them around the needs of individuals you are serving.”…