Homeschools
South Dakota sets national record in homeschool growth over last decadeÂHomeschooling has skyrocketed nationwide since the COVID-19 pandemic, and its most enthusiastic state supporter over the last decade has been South Dakota, a new analysis finds. âAccording to data… Read More
Public Education
K-12 public enrollment falls across Iowa while ‘nonpublic’ numbers continue to riseIowaâs certified K-12 enrollment has fallen this year, the stateâs education department confirmed recently â downplaying the decline as “a long-standing national trend driven by lower… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschooling continues to rise nationwide for reasons âas varied as homeschoolers themselves,â Newsweek reportsNYC mom Kymberly Kent founded a homeschool program in 2017 to help other parents provide a customized, quality education much like the one she gave her eldest daughter, Samantha. âNone… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschooling numbers rise in Virginia after record spike, then brief decline following COVID-19 pandemicÂThe Virginia Department of Education has noted a 4.3% increase in the number of homeschooled students last school year, bringing the total over 56,000 students. âThe COVID-19 pandemic created… Read More
Homeschools
Tailored education, disability accommodations spur more Virginia families to homeschoolWhen her sonâs local public school held him back from progressing because of a diagnosed disability, Virginia mom Meaghan Montana decided to try homeschooling. “It really works for him, and… Read More
Homeschools
âPublic school wasnât the right fitâ: Homeschool families flourishing in FloridaÂWhen Eva Goldstein Meola was homeschooling her daughter more than 20 years ago in Florida, she was part of âa small community of parents,â WPLG Local 10 News… Read More
Government
New Jerseyâs legislative efforts to regulate homeschooling raise concerns over educational freedomsThe New Jersey Legislature is considering two bills by Democrat lawmakers to âheavily regulate homeschooling and restrict parents’ and students’ educational freedom,â warns a Reason news… Read More
Homeschools
Hegseth has good news for military families trapped in gov’t schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Pentagon will draw up plans to assess and potentially improve homeschooling options for military-connected families, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a memo released… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Long-term homeschoolers enjoy âmost favorable levels of mental health,â study findsOne of the most frequent criticisms leveled against homeschooling involves questions over isolation and a lack of socialization â issues often associated with mental health and well-being. However, we may… Read More
Government
Virginia scores victory for homeschooling, kills bill threatening religious exemption(The Daily Signal) â Homeschool families in Virginia celebrated a victory Thursday after the Virginia state Senate backed away from a bill that threatened religious exemptions for homeschoolers. SB 1031 sought to… Read More
Homeschools
When Uber meets education: Tech entrepreneurs hope to empower homeschoolers, liberate millions from public schoolsCould an Uber-like app help thousands of homeschool moms enter the workforce as tutors and liberate millions of students from the public school system? Thatâs the future, according to Sam… Read More
Opinion
Community, common sense of private schooling can solve public education crisisAmericaâs public schools are in a spiraling student achievement and cost crisis â but thanks to innovations in private and homeschooling, help is definitely on the way. A new report… Read More
Homeschools
Hybrid homeschool model fosters âgenerational learning,â farming lifestyle in South DakotaAs a former public-school teacher of 17 years in South Dakota, Sarah VanDerVliet never thought she would leave to start a hybrid homeschool program. âIf you would have asked me… Read More
Homeschools
Georgia black homeschool group âto disciple families toward Jesus Christ,â create societal changeÂNicole P. Doyle never thought she would homeschool her children, but a public-school teacher in Georgia talked her into it. âMy son was in the school, and the teacher… Read More
Homeschools
U.S. military works to support homeschool families as part of school outreachHomeschool parents serving in the military may not always know they have free help available â through School Liaison Officers, or SLOs. These officers work through the Child & Youth… Read More
Christian Schools
Indiana microschool empowers previously failing students, provides âhomeschooling on steroidsâÂFor Jill Haskins, payday at her job involves the students whose lives changed just by attending Streams of Hope Christian School. One striking example is a student who transferred… Read More
Christian Schools
Catholic schools, home schooling retain pandemic enrollment(National Catholic Register) â When Damon and Lauren Paczkowski discovered that their two childrenâs public elementary school would only be open for half days in the fall of 2020, they… Read More
Public Education
Where did all the public school students go?More than 1.2 million students left the public system in a COVID-fueled diaspora. A new report examines where they went and why. In Where Kids Went… Read More
Government
Missouri Senate bill would expand school choice opportunities for familiesA Missouri Senate committee heard a school choice bill which would establish tax credits for homeschool expenses and make state funds available for private education. âState government should… Read More
Government
State Policy Network releases guide to help states foster K-12 school choice and entrepreneurshipA report from a network of policy groups details seven ways states can support innovation in education that gives families more and better choices. The report,… Read More
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