The Heritage Foundation released a database Thursday allowing parents to identify classical schools in their area as an alternative to the deteriorating state of public education.
The Classical Schools Database features over 900 public and charter schools that are committed to “passing down the wisdom of past generations” and teaching students traditional liberal arts as opposed to much of the divisive and unnecessary topics found in many public schools. Parents are choosing to take their children out of publicly-funded education as school choice initiatives gain popularity throughout the country and as public schooling are becoming defined by plummeting test scores and an increased focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and gender ideology topics.
“Classical education is seeing a resurgence today, demonstrating that parents are looking for alternatives to assigned schools,” Jonathan Butcher, a senior research fellow in education policy for Heritage, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “We used to just use the word ‘education’ to describe what we now call ‘classical education’ because the skills of ..."
