Modeling the School of the Future: A Study of Existing School Practices by the Positive Changes Factory

The share of private schools in the total number of educational institutions has increased almost 2.5-fold over the past two decades, according to a study by the Institute of Education of the National Research University Higher School of Economics. In many ways, this was a response to the market demand, with the parents becoming increasingly aware of the limitations and shortcomings of an education based on the average public school model — especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, when schooling moved home. Numerous new educational approaches that are actively offered, primarily by private schools, — especially those that classify as “alternative” schools — are another response to this demand.