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Montessori Ponzi scheme collapse detailed
The gist
Higher Ground Education, Guidepost Montessori's parent, filed for bankruptcy in 2025 and shuttered about 60 schools.
Families lost schools overnight, and former staff describe a growth-driven model that collapsed.
How it unfolded
- 2025 -06Higher Ground Education, parent company of Guidepost Montessori, filed for bankruptcy and shuttered about 60 schools.
- recentlyIn Oregon, parents received an email on a Sunday afternoon saying their school effectively no longer existed.
- recentlyIn Wisconsin, a father arrived to drop off his 5-month-old son at a Guidepost and found it had closed.