Kerry McDonald

Kerry McDonald is a Senior Contributor for Intellectual Takeout. She has a B.A. in economics from Bowdoin College and a Master’s degree in education policy from Harvard University. Follow her on Twitter.

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Education

September 18, 2020

Biden's '1619 Commission' Is Unconstitutional, So Is Trump's '1776 Commission'

Especially on Constitution Day, it is important for Trump, Biden, and all Americans to remember there is no constitutional role for the federal government in education.
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Education

September 9, 2020

Social Isolation Is Damaging an Entire Generation of Kids

As urban school districts move ahead with remote-learning only plans for school this fall, children are increasingly at risk of the negative effects of social isolation.
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Education

August 27, 2020

Gallup Poll: Homeschooling Rate Doubles

Parents' overall satisfaction with their kids' education has fallen by 10 percent, while the number of parents planning on homeschooling doubled in the last year.
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Education

August 4, 2020

Parents and Teachers Starting 'Learning Pods' Are Done Waiting for Permission

Pandemic pods could dramatically redesign education in America, and parents and teachers are sick of waiting for permission from the government to get started doing so.
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Education

July 24, 2020

'Pandemic Pods' Make Homeschooling Easier For Parents

As teachers worry about welcoming kids back to school, many parents are now forming "pandemic pods," a form of home-based microschoools to ensure education continues.
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Education

July 16, 2020

Reopening Schools: What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong and Homeschoolers Get Right

Betsy DeVos is advancing a common misconception that schooling is the same as learning. It's not.
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Education

July 8, 2020

Back to School? 'No Thanks' Say Millions of New Homeschoolers

With dehumanizing COVID-19 restrictions awaiting students at schools, many parents are opting to keep on homeschooling.
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Education

May 22, 2020

CDC's COVID Back-to-School Guidelines Sound Traumatizing

Once the coronavirus pandemic is over, returning to schools with extreme virus controls and social distancing measures could be a traumatic experience for many kids.
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Education

May 19, 2020

Harvard's Unjust Crusade Against Homeschooling Continues

Various publications of Harvard University are working to back up Law Professor Elizabeth Bartholet's call for a "presumptive ban" on homeschooling in America.
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Culture

April 20, 2020

Five Things Harvard's Critique of Homeschooling Gets Wrong

A recent article in Harvard Magazine produced a shockingly one-sided portrayal of home-schooling families in the United States.
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Education

April 8, 2020

Stop the Hysteria on COVID-19 Learning Loss

With an abundance of digital resources available, parents need to relax about the state of their kids' educations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Education

March 12, 2020

Coronavirus Reminds Us What Education Without School Can Look

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Culture

February 28, 2020

Coronavirus May Lead to 'Mass Homeschooling'

According to Kevin Carey of the New America think tank, coronavirus in the U.S. could lead to “a vast unplanned experiment in mass home-schooling.”
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Education

February 11, 2020

The Vast Majority of High Schoolers Are Unhappy at School

Nearly three-quarters of high school students report negative feelings toward school, and it seems like no one is working to fix this.
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Education

February 7, 2020

Elon Musk Wants Talent, Not Diplomas

Should skills matter more than a diploma or formal schooling? Elon Musk certainly thinks so.
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Culture

January 27, 2020

'Miss Virginia' Depicts the Education Dilemma of Many Lower-Income Families

Miss Virginia is a can't miss movie about a mother's struggle to ensure her child has a chance at a decent education.
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Education

January 8, 2020

'We' Should Not Regulate Homeschooling

An NPR story aired last week with the headline, “How Should We Regulate Homeschooling?” Short answer: “We” shouldn’t.
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Education

December 5, 2019

Rose Wilder Lane: Pioneer of Educational Freedom

The daughter of Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder, baby Rose, grew up to become an outspoken critic of Roosevelt’s New Deal, Social Security, and other government programs she felt disempowered individuals and gave greater authority to the state.
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Culture

October 24, 2019

How Children Learn the Humanity of Trade

Here's a great way to teach kids about markets.
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Education

October 21, 2019

Chicago Teachers’ Strike Shows Why We Don’t Need Public Schools

Community education efforts are easily supplanting the public school days students are missing thanks to the teachers strike.
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