Jon England is the Education Policy Analyst at Libertas Institute. He works to support micro school founders and school choice legislation, and is currently building an association that will allow micro school founders to tap into the economies of scales that public schools are able to leverage.
In this episode, expect to learn about John’s experience as a public school teacher and principal, the difficulties of innovation within the public education landscape, and why he was investigated and asked to step down for speaking about his values around gender and Covid policy. You’ll also learn about the work Jon is doing now at Libertas and why he’s so excited about the future of education.
This episode is sponsored by Primer Micro Schools
https://primer.com
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:19 - How John Got into Education
7:23 - The Covid School Policy
10:25 - A Gender Policy Comment that Started an Investigation
15:41 - Life as a Public School Principal
19:16 - The Roadblock to Change in the Public Education System
26:02 - Sponsor: Primer
27:03 - Micromanaging in the Public Education System (Medium)
32:02 - Rate of Change in Public Education
36:43 - Culture Wars Beginning in 2020
42:04 - How Jon Transitioned out of Public Education
47:01 - What Jon’s new Association is Aiming to do
50:03 - Making Profit as an Educator
53:34 - Biggest Challenges of Running a Micro School
59:04 - Jon’s Plan for Expansion
1:00:41 - How to Connect with Jon
1:01:40 - School Choice in Utah
1:07:29 - Lean More About the Association and Jon’s Work
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