Instead of closing, rural public schools losing enrollment could switch to Montessori education • West Virginia Watch

Instead of closing, rural public schools losing enrollment could switch to Montessori education • West Virginia Watch

Some Montessori alumni include celebrities like George Clooney, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. (Getty Images)Each year brings sad stories of more West Virginia public schools closing because of falling enrollment, especially in rural counties. Some causes are out-migration, an aging population, and a falling birth rate. But another cause is strictly political: a Republican-dominated state Legislature fixated on cultural issues and “school choice.” Th…