Fresh ideas on education, entrepreneurship, innovative K-12 learning models, schooling alternatives.

Kerry McDonald stands as a luminary, advocating for the freedom and autonomy through education. With a keen understanding of the diverse ways in which individuals learn, she champions unschooling and self-directed education, inspiring countless families to break away from traditional systems and discover the boundless potential within personalized learning pathways. Kerry’s voice resonates through her writings, workshops, and public talks, shedding light on the possibilities of an education system rooted in freedom, curiosity, and individual agency.

The LiberatED Podcast features fresh ideas on education trends, entrepreneurship, innovative K-12 learning models, and schooling alternatives. Host Kerry McDonald is a Senior Education Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education and author of “Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom” (Chicago Review Press, 2019). She is also an education policy fellow at State Policy Network, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and a regular Forbes contributor. Her articles have appeared at The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, NPR, Education Next, Reason Magazine, City Journal, Washington Examiner, Entrepreneur, and the Journal of School Choice, among others. She has a master’s degree in education policy from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Bowdoin College.

Kerry’s research interests include homeschooling and schooling alternatives, self-directed learning, education entrepreneurship, parent empowerment, school choice, and family and child policy. Visit the podcast website at liberatedpodcast.com. Follow Kerry’s work at fee.org/kerry and purchase her Book “Unschooled“

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