How microschools are sharing instructors and building community across the US
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Sara Casey Taleff has been involved in education for more than 20 years, working in public schools in New York City as well as at the state Department of Education in Montana. For the last 10 years, Sara has lived between Montana and New York creating innovative learning environments. She founded and directs the nonprofit, Cottonwood, which operates learning centers Helena and Brooklyn.
Jenna Hill is an experienced Montessori educator and co-founder of CASCO Learning, a microschool in St. Louis, Missouri. We had Jenna's microschool cofounder Maria Casco on the show back in 2022 to talk about her founding journey.
Jenna and Sara are working to create CoLearnCo, an interactive virtual campus that aims to connect microschools and build community.
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