Resurrected Schools, and More COVID-19 Private Ed News

Neal McCluskeyBad news grabs a  lot more attention than good, and Cato’sCOVID-19 Permanent Private School Closures tracker mainly communicates bad – private schools going out of business, leaving thousands of children educationally homeless. But today we offer some good news, coupled with some news of less clear character.The good news is that 3  schools have been removed from the tracker, bringing closures down from 118 to 115.On September 1  it wasannounced that the Crotched Mountain School in New Hampshire, which serves students with disabilities, was revived after being acquired by an organization called Gersh Autism. After hearing that news we reviewed the tracker and found two more schools had been saved. At the end of August it was reported that Saint Joseph High School in New Jersey wasrescued by a  fundraising effort of families, alumni, and others, though it will re ‐​open under a slightly different name: Saint Joseph Academy. We also discovered that in MaySeneca Academy in Maryland was saved by parent fundraising and a  partnership with Georgetown Hill, which runs several schools.Reopenings, and a  dearth of closures throughout much of July and August, suggest that private schools are faring much better than many feared as lockdowns prevailed in March and April. It is even possible private schools are gaining students as parents seek options, especially in‐​person instruction, that many public schools are not providing. Or maybe not.As discussed ...
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