For almost a century a small cohort of private “alternative” schools have offered progressive (and occasionally kooky) curricula to families who want their kids to learn how to think for themselves.

Bastrop sits in northeast Louisiana with a beautiful historic courthouse that stands tall in the town square. The brick building with its clock tower is a landmark you can’t miss when driving through ...

In the rolling hills of south-central Wisconsin lies a town that feels like stepping into a Norman Rockwell painting with a circus twist—Baraboo, the kind of place where stress dissolves faster than ...