Microschools
Home Schools Grow With New Funding Streams
A growing number of students are learning in homes. These small schools create opportunities to test new learning models, expand supportive options, and extend access to new pathways.
Ten Innovative Educational Programs Awarded Grants to Transform Learning
Getting Smart Collective is thrilled to announce the ten dynamic microschools that have been selected as the recipients of our Big Push For Small Schools grant opportunity.
Microschool in a Box: Programs Enabling the Microschool Movement
Microschools meet a unique learning need and ASU Prep’s Microschool in a Box makes it possible for more learners to access affordable, relational microschool learning.
Microschools: From Micro Innovation to Serial Disruption
Microschools are not a new phenomenon, but they are an effective one and one that has the potential for scale and impact.
The Future of Elementary Education: Literacy Launchpads that Ensure Literacy for All
Katie Martin and Devin Vodicka propose that microschools could be a more effective way to teach literacy than traditional grade-level classrooms.
Talk About It: Why Asking Questions and Sharing Ideas is a Core Part of Starting a School
Dr. Eric Oglesbee discusses key tips for how to open and lead a new school.
AI in Conservation: How Would this Change Our Interactions with Wildlife?
Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide a sharper edge to the conservation data collection and analysis tool. Student Mary Margaret Perkins shares more about her recent experience to Kenya.
Innovative High School Schedules
Here are five sets of examples of innovative high school schedules that expand student opportunities while providing more collaborative time for teachers.
Big Push for Small Schools Grants
The A Big Push for Small Schools program plans to roll out up to 20 grants, to fast-track the influence and scalability of select microschool models across the entire K-12 spectrum. We’re looking for diverse national models that utilize various funding methods. Our selection priority is to support models that cater to historically under-served communities.
Recording Arts as Reengagement, Social Justice and Pathway
David “TC” Ellis dreamed about a new kind of high school that would reengage learners through musicology and alongside colleagues opened the High School for Recording Arts in 1998. Getting Smart staff shares more on this journey.