Inside America’s Educational Renaissance
‘We’re astounded by this growth. ... The word got out without us doing any publicity,’ said a founder of an international classical school network.
May 25, 2026
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Inside America’s Educational Renaissance
Epoch Times • Aaron Gifford
Classical education is growing rapidly across the United States, with enrollment now over 677,500 students in more than 1,500 schools and momentum that could push the movement past 1 million students within the next decade.
Many families are turning to these schools because they want classrooms marked by order, depth, moral clarity, and serious learning. The model emphasizes phonics, Latin, cursive, great books, history, mathematics, logic, rhetoric, and the pursuit of wisdom rather than mere test preparation.
School-choice programs, including tax credits and vouchers, could make private classical schools available to more families, though critics worry that public money is being redirected away from public education. The biggest challenge ahead may be finding enough teachers who are trained not only in classroom technique, but in the deeper intellectual and moral vision classical education requires.
Aaron Gifford
Epoch Times
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