By Kerry McDonald Many parents pulled their children out of school last year for homeschooling and other private options, as schools remained shuttered due to the coronavirus response. Nationwide, homeschooling numbers tripled last year from their pre-pandemic levels, driven largely by black families who left district schools for homeschooling at the highest rate of any … [Read more...] about Cities Lead the Way in (Another) Massive Fall Exodus from US Public Schools
Entrepreneurship
A 7-Point Entrepreneurial Solution to the Medical Care Crisis
By Hunter Hastings and Murray Sabrin Entrepreneurs solve problems for customers. There are few problems bigger than the horribly perverse medical care system under which patients suffer in the US. The system has evolved over time, with the stimulus of bad decisions, bad actors, and bad incentives. Entrepreneurship can solve the system problem with specific actions at the … [Read more...] about A 7-Point Entrepreneurial Solution to the Medical Care Crisis
4 Creative Ways Venezuelans Survived the Economic Collapse
By J.G. Martinez Venezuelans who chose (or had to), for whatever reason, to stay put in Venezuela had to endure somehow the circumstances resulting from the collapse. How those Venezuelans survived the economic collapse might serve as inspiration for you. After interviewing several brave childhood friends from my hometown, I compiled the following experiences on how they … [Read more...] about 4 Creative Ways Venezuelans Survived the Economic Collapse
How Cities Are Pushing Small Daycares Out of Business
By Kerry McDonald As the government steadily assumes responsibility for services previously provided by the private sector, small businesses shutter. It is hard for enterprising individuals to compete with widespread, “free” (i.e., taxpayer-funded) government offerings. The latest example of this is in Chicago, where the city’s universal public pre-K program is destroying … [Read more...] about How Cities Are Pushing Small Daycares Out of Business
3 Reasons Homeschoolers Often Become Entrepreneurs
By Hannah Frankman I learned the word "entrepreneurship" when I was 12. I had just started my first business, and my mother informed me I was now an “entrepreneur.” I didn't know what the word meant, but I liked the way it sounded. Even better, I liked having a business. I was selling hand-knitted dolls, made from patterns I had designed myself. I sold them for $24 … [Read more...] about 3 Reasons Homeschoolers Often Become Entrepreneurs