Candice Hilton left her job as a public school teacher last year and just opened her K-8 microschool, <a href= "https://www.hiltonhorizonsacademy.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Hilton Horizons Academy</a>, in Kingsport, Tennessee. Tuition for the three-day program is $4,900 a year. All 12 of Hilton's students are legally homeschooled, with the vast majority of them new to homeschooling this academic year after being in public school. Check out Kerry's new <a href= "https://www.the74million.org/article/new-microschools-for-a-new-school-year/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> at The 74 on "New Microschools for a New School Year," featuring Hilton Horizons Academy. *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly LiberatED e-newsletter on education trends at <a href="http://www.fee.org/liberated" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">fee.org/liberated</a>.

Candice Hilton left her job as a public school teacher last year and just opened her K-8 microschool, Hilton Horizons Academy, in Kingsport, Tennessee. Tuition for the three-day program is $4,900 a year. All 12 of Hilton's students are legally homeschooled, with the vast majority of them new to homeschooling this academic year after being in public school. Check out Kerry's new article at The 74 on "New Microschools for a New School Year," featuring Hilton Horizons Academy. *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly LiberatED e-newsletter on education trends at fee.org/liberated.

Candice Hilton left her job as a public school teacher last year and just opened her K-8 microschool, <a href="https://www.hiltonhorizonsacademy.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hilton Horizons Academy</a>, in Kingsport, Tennessee. Tuition for the three-day program is $4,900 a year. All 12 of Hilton's students are legally homeschooled, with the vast majority of them new to homeschooling this academic year after being in public school. Check out Kerry's new <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/new-microschools-for-a-new-school-year/" rel="noopener noreferrer">article</a> at The 74 on "New Microschools for a New School Year," featuring Hilton Horizons Academy. *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly LiberatED e-newsletter on education trends at <a href="http://www.fee.org/liberated" rel="noopener noreferrer">fee.org/liberated</a>.

From Public School to Microschool: A Tennessee Teacher's Bold New Venture

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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