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FEE’s Kerry McDonald on Joyful Learning, Microschools, & Homeschooling
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffIn this week’s episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts U-Arkansas Prof. Albert Cheng and the Center for Public Schools’ Alisha Searcy interview Kerry McDonald, Senior Education Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), host of the LiberatED podcast, and author of Joyful Learning: How to Find Freedom, Happiness, and Success Beyond Conventional Schooling (2025). As a leading advocate for alternative schooling, McDonald shares how her educational background shaped her philosophy of learner-driven schooling and traces the history of homeschooling in America, highlighting the hurdles families have overcome in recent years.
Massachusetts’ Changing Demographic Landscape
/in Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, News /by Editorial StaffThis edition of Mapping Mass Migration features an analysis of recently released demographic estimates from the Census Bureau. Our analysis covers how Massachusetts’ population has changed since the pandemic by race and age, discussing the state’s shrinking youth population, its flat growth among prime-aged working demographics, its growing racial and ethnic diversity, and how it compares to other states. The newsletter concludes with a brief discussion of what implications these trends may have for the Bay State’s future population growth.
Dr. Gil Troy on Theodor Herzl – Father of Zionism & Combating Antisemitism
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffIn this week’s episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts U-Arkansas Prof. Albert Cheng and Eos Foundation’s Andrea Silbert interview Dr. Gil Troy, senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute, Distinguished Scholar in North American History at McGill University, and editor of Theodor Herzl: The Collected Zionist Writings and Addresses of Israel’s Founder. He offers an overview of Herzl’s upbringing in 19th-century Vienna, the antisemitic events that shaped his worldview, and how the infamous Dreyfus Affair spurred his determination to establish a Jewish State.
Pioneer Institute Joins Pew Charitable Trusts in Call to Expand Housing Affordability
/in Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, Housing, Housing, News /by Editorial StaffPioneer Institute is pleased to join a statement of shared principles organized by the Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington, D.C., aimed at enhancing housing availability and affordability nationwide.
Study Calls for Expanding Access to Career Vocational Technical Education
/in Education, Featured, News, Press Releases: Education, Press Releases: Voc Tech, Voc Tech Schools /by Editorial StaffMassachusetts’ budget for fiscal 2026 that includes $100 million in grants to create an additional 3,000 career/vocational education (CVTE) seats in the Commonwealth is a good start, but more should be done to eliminate the 8,100-seat shortage of CVTE seats, according to a new study published by Pioneer Institute.