The Return of the One-Room Schoolhouse

Four years ago, Brittany Jean was a special education teacher at a Miami charter school, trying to manage 100 students. Now she’s running a microschool. (Saul Martinez for The Free Press)
The single, small classroom where kids learn everything together is back—and it could be the start of a revolution.
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Four years ago, Brittany Jean was a special education teacher at a Miami charter school, trying to manage 100 students who all had learning needs she didn’t have the time or resources to properly address. Now she’s running something called a “microschool,” spending all day long in one classroom with the same 15 kids, who range in age from 4 to 7, where …
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