# Dr. James Tooley on Low-Cost Private Schooling

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Podcast: [LiberatED Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liberated-podcast-4897868)
Published: 2026-08-18T12:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://edentrepreneur.org
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## Resource

Education Entrepreneurship Lab Entrepreneur-in-Residence Kym Kent talks with renowned education researcher and author Dr. James Tooley to explore the power of parent-driven, entrepreneurial education. In his acclaimed book The Beautiful Tree , Tooley chronicled his discovery of low-cost private schools serving families in some of the world's poorest communities—schools created by local entrepreneurs and sustained by parents determined to give their children a better education. Now, in his forthcoming book, The Beautiful Tree in America , he turns his attention to a similar grassroots movement unfolding across the United States and how it is impacting American K-12 education. Visit the Education Entrepreneurship Lab for a steady stream of new articles and fresh content by school founders, for school founders.

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