Kerry McDonald

About the Author

Kerry McDonald is an internationally recognized journalist, speaker, podcaster, and education thought leader. She spotlights innovative, affordable, student-centered K–12 learning models through her regular articles and dedicated columns at Forbes.com and The 74, as well as her semiweekly LiberatED podcast. 

McDonald is the author of the bestselling book Unschooled. Her articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, NPR, and Newsweek, among many others. McDonald lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband and four children.