Today's guest is Barbara Jauregui Wurst, a medical doctor and adjunct professor at George Washington University who cofounded <a href="https://www.actonfallschurch.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Acton Academy Falls Church</a> in Northern Virginia in 2021.  Read <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Grow-Academy-Learning-Upside/dp/0999520504" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courage To Grow</a> by Acton Academy cofounder, Laura Sandefer. Check out this new <a href= "https://edentrepreneur.org/articles/the-school-that-redefined-learning-for-me/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> at our Education Entrepreneurship Lab by a recent graduate of an Acton Academy in Kansas.  *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter on education trends at <a href= "https://edentrepreneur.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">edentrepreneur.org</a>.

Today's guest is Barbara Jauregui Wurst, a medical doctor and adjunct professor at George Washington University who cofounded Acton Academy Falls Church in Northern Virginia in 2021. Read Courage To Grow by Acton Academy cofounder, Laura Sandefer. Check out this new article at our Education Entrepreneurship Lab by a recent graduate of an Acton Academy in Kansas. *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter on education trends at edentrepreneur.org.

Today's guest is Barbara Jauregui Wurst, a medical doctor and adjunct professor at George Washington University who cofounded <a href="https://www.actonfallschurch.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">Acton Academy Falls Church</a> in Northern Virginia in 2021.&nbsp; Read <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Grow-Academy-Learning-Upside/dp/0999520504" rel="noopener noreferrer">Courage To Grow</a> by Acton Academy cofounder, Laura Sandefer. Check out this new <a href="https://edentrepreneur.org/articles/the-school-that-redefined-learning-for-me/" rel="noopener noreferrer">article</a> at our Education Entrepreneurship Lab by a recent graduate of an Acton Academy in Kansas.&nbsp; *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter on education trends at <a href="https://edentrepreneur.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">edentrepreneur.org</a>.

From physician to founder, with Barbara Jauregui Wurst of Acton Academy Falls Church

The LiberatED Podcast tells the stories of the entrepreneurial parents and teachers who are creating innovative K-12 learning options across the US and expanding education options for families. 

This twice-weekly podcast is hosted by Kerry McDonald, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education and leader of the Education Entrepreneurship Lab. A regular contributor at Forbes.com and The 74, Kerry is the bestselling author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom (Chicago Review Press, 2019), and the author of the forthcoming book, Joyful Learning: How To Find Freedom, Happiness, and Success Beyond Conventional Schooling (Hachette, 2025). She has a BA in economics from Bowdoin College and a master’s degree in education policy from Harvard University. A mom of four, Kerry lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter at edentrepreneur.org.

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The LiberatED Podcast tells the stories of the entrepreneurial parents and teachers who are creating innovative K-12 learning options across the US and expanding education options for families. This twice-weekly podcast is hosted by Kerry McDonald, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education and leader of the Education Entrepreneurship Lab. A regular contributor at Forbes.com and The 74, Kerry is the bestselling author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom (Chicago Review Press, 2019), and the author of the forthcoming book, Joyful Learning: How To Find Freedom, Happiness, and Success Beyond Conventional Schooling (Hachette, 2025). She has a BA in economics from Bowdoin College and a master’s degree in education policy from Harvard University. A mom of four, Kerry lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter at edentrepreneur.org.

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