{"id":29,"date":"2024-04-26T17:03:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T17:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanclassroom.show\/?episode=the-micro-school-revolution-with-kelly-smith"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:18:43","slug":"the-micro-school-revolution-with-kelly-smith","status":"publish","type":"episode","link":"https:\/\/americanclassroom.show\/?episode=the-micro-school-revolution-with-kelly-smith","title":{"rendered":"The Micro-School Revolution with Kelly Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What if education looked less like a system\u2014and more like a community built around your child\u2019s potential?<\/strong> In this week\u2019s episode of <em>American Classroom<\/em>, hosts Jared Taylor and Lindsay Crosland sit down with Kelly Smith, CEO and founder of Prenda, to explore the transformative world of micro-schools. 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