Parent-Driven Education: A Visual

Article highlights

  • Parent-driven education models are becoming more popular
  • Parents have several options available to them depending on their needs

Parent-driven models in education have become more popular and diverse in recent years, as families look for alternatives to traditional public options. In her latest Insights article, Sutherland Institute’s education policy fellow, Christine Cooke Fairbanks, aims to give parents a bird’s-eye view of their options.  

The visual below serves as an aid to parents about which option may best suit their preferences.  

For further information, see the links at the bottom of the page for Fairbanks’ more in-depth perspective on education options.

Education pluralism: the state of home schooling 

Education pluralism: the state of microschools 

Education pluralism: the state of virtual schools 


For a more in-depth perspective on this article, read our Insights piece here.

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