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 actually… 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 at… 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
Culture, Government
Should teachers treat your children as they would their own? Maybe not, but they willPres. Biden addresses Teachers of the Year winners last week. President Biden recently said something both true and disturbing. He told… Read More
Culture, Homeschools
A historic surge in homeschooling continues despite the return of in-person learningThe COVID-19 pandemic âushered in what may be the most rapid rise in homeschooling the U.S. has ever seen,â according to a recent data analysis by… Read More
Homeschools
How hybrid schools are reshaping educationTheyâre not exactly schools, but theyâre not homeschools either. They have elements of structured curriculum and institutional learning, while offering maximum educational freedom and flexibility. They provide a consistent, off-site… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschool association seeks to end discriminatory practices for college placement examsPreparing to take college placement exams such as the ACT or PSAT? You may face trouble if you’re a homeschool student. That’s the conclusion of Home… Read More
Christian Schools, Government, Homeschools
Florida senate bill could shut door to college credit for private school and homeschool studentsLast year, private school families celebrated legislation that created a $15.5 million state fund to cover the costs of private school students who participated in dual enrollment programs that allowed… Read More
Christian Schools, Homeschools, Public Education
Are Christian-schooled kids sheltered â or is it public school students?Are Christian-schooled and homeschooled students sheltered from the ârealâ world â or are they merely being well-prepared to face it? In many ways itâs both, those… Read More
Homeschools
School closures led many to homeschool: here are the numbersWhen public schools moved to full remote instruction within a given state, the proportion of households that homeschooled jumped by at least 2.3 percent according to a… Read More
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