by Ken Danford | Apr 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
I have continued my reading, listening, and talking about Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) through the past month, and I remain convinced we are at the beginning of a revolution that will change the landscape of education in the United States. Nearly 25 states have...
by Ken Danford | Mar 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Since January, I have been researching publicly-funded support for homeschooling, and I have found out that I have been blissfully ignorant of the growth of states offering Education Savings Accounts over the past year or two, with quite a bit of new political action...
by Ken Danford | Mar 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
The North Star staff is currently working through a diversity and inclusion curriculum through the guidance of one of our parents who does this work professionally. One of the resources presented to us this month was a podcast series released in 2017: Scene on Radio –...
by Ken Danford | Feb 16, 2023 | self-directed learning
For those of you who have not received a hard-copy of this newsletter in the mail, here is the latest issue. Thank you, Willow, for sharing your story. – North Star Winter Newsletter...
by Ken Danford | Jan 22, 2023 | self-directed learning
I’m ready to pick up where my book left off, considering ways to make self-directed learning more widely available to students and families. In my final chapter, “Modern Education Reform: Where Does North Star Fit In?”, I reviewed several tracks for expanding our...
