Public Waldorf Education in the United States

The first private Waldorf school in the USA was opened in New York in 1928. For a long time, Waldorf education then developed exclusively in independent public schools.

63 years later, integration into the public school system began. In 1991, the first public Waldorf school was founded in Milwaukee. Today there are 61 public Waldorf schools with a total of around 16,000 pupils. As in private Waldorf schools, there is also a shortage of teachers in public Waldorf schools. The balancing act between Waldorf principles and state requirements is a major challenge.

You can read the article drawing a full picture by Liz Beaven, Executive Director of the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education, here

The article was published by the Pedagogical Section at the Goetheanum