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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: School Choice means equitable funding
Description: Last week, the United States officially surpassed 4 million documented coronavirus cases. With only a few weeks before students return to school, parents in Oregon are scrambling to find—or create—a safe and effective learning environment for their children.
Of the options available, some parents believe they have found the best solution for their family with micro-schools.
Micro-schools are small groups of children that learn at home. The parents of children in micro-schools pool their resources to hire a teacher, or instead become teachers themselves by obtaining teaching materials through homeschooling programs.
However, some...