Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks
March 26, 2025
A movement is afoot in America. Parents are getting more directly involved in their children’s education. We might attribute this to a growing number of cultural controversies. Student performance problems in public schools and the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed families to seek parent-driven education.
Whatever the causes, we are seeing what Sutherland Institute is calling parent-driven education.
The term “parent-driven education,” as used by Sutherland Institute, tries to capture any education option where parents act as teachers, administrators, funders or hosts. This is a step above simply being involved in an education that is paid for, created or delivered by an outside entity, though parental involvement in all forms of education is vital.
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