A Hybrid Homeschooling Pioneer: Laura George founded Compass Prep Academy in 2005 and continues to inspire others

Laura George is a mom of 11 now-grown children who homeschooled for 20 years before launching Compass Prep Academy in 2005 in Cherokee County, Georgia, just north of Atlanta. Compass Prep is a faith-based hybrid homeschool programs that is open to everyone. Hybrid homeschool programs began to emerge back in the mid-1990s and have gained tremendous traction over the past decade—and especially over the past 3 years.  *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter on education trends at fee.org/liberated.