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What Traditional Systems Never Taught Us: Why Microschool Founders Need Purpose-Built Training (and What the Center is Doing About It)

Ashley Soifer: Dec 18, 2025 1:42:43 AM

(Read through to the bottom for an announcement from the Center).

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Aligned, Energized, and Ready for What’s Next: Reflections from Our Team Retreat

Ashley Soifer: Nov 27, 2025 10:27:30 AM

There’s something about stepping out of our day-to-day routines and into a shared space of purpose that resets the entire trajectory of the work...

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Public Microschooling: Doing it Right

Ashley Soifer: Oct 16, 2025 12:15:27 AM

At the National Microschooling Center, we know microschooling isn't just a catchy label: it’s a revolutionary reimagining of what schooling can be....

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Lessons from Closed Microschools

Ashley Soifer: Oct 9, 2025 1:17:19 AM

Research by the National Microschooling Center surveyed founders of microschools that closed about the reasons for their closing. Learning from these...

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Microschooling in Rural America

Ashley Soifer: Sep 18, 2025 1:05:20 AM

For decades, families in rural America have faced a persistent challenge: limited educational options. Small and nimble, microschools, have emerged...

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Year Two Matters: Sustaining the Magic of Microschooling

Ashley Soifer: Sep 11, 2025 12:09:25 AM

A child’s growth in their second year at a microschool depends above all on one thing: is the microschool doing what it promised to do?

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Microschool Enrollment Growth: Strong Gains Across All Stages

Ashley Soifer: Aug 28, 2025 12:31:59 AM

New findings show that most microschools experience steady and substantial growth after they first open their doors, expanding to meet the needs of...

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Measuring What Matters: Results from the Center’s Working Group

Ashley Soifer: Aug 2, 2025 4:38:48 PM

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From Classroom Visionary to Community Favorite: Why Christina Threeton has Our Vote

Ashley Soifer: Apr 23, 2025 12:18:02 AM

I recently sat down with Christina Threeton, founder of Nevada School of Inquiry, and within minutes, it was clear—this is a woman rewriting the...