Public Education
North Carolina invites parents to provide “thoughtful guidance” to state public education officialsNorth Carolina’s Department of Public Instruction is inviting parents to join its North Carolina Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Council to provide “thoughtful guidance” to state officials. “The initiative… Read More
Homeschools
Former schoolteacher: Homeschooling ‘challenged me to redefine success’ in educationA former public-school teacher thought she knew how to measure educational progress – by “standards, benchmarks, and measurable outcomes” – until she started homeschooling her own children. Read More
Homeschools
Homeschooling catches the eye of major media outlets, including Chicago TribuneThe explosion in U.S. homeschooling has become so marked that even liberal media outlets are paying attention – recently Newsweek and now the Chicago Tribune. Read More
Homeschools
Connecticut legislation threatening homeschool freedoms, nonprofit warnsAdvocates are raising the alarm over Connecticut legislation that would create suffocating restrictions on homeschooling. “Connecticut has long trusted parents to direct their children’s education without unnecessary government… Read More
Homeschools
Virginia marks jump in homeschooling numbers for families ‘meeting the child where they are’Danette Sajous is using her background in entrepreneurship and finance to teach homeschool co-op elementary students how to cook and cultivate life skills. “My kids are extremely… Read More
Homeschools
South Dakota sets national record in homeschool growth over last decadeHomeschooling 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. “According… Read More
Public Education
K-12 public enrollment falls across Iowa while ‘nonpublic’ numbers continue to riseIowa’s certified K-12 enrollment has fallen this year, the state’s education department confirmed recently – downplaying the decline as “a long-standing national trend driven by… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschooling continues to rise nationwide for reasons ‘as varied as homeschoolers themselves,’ 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. Read More
Homeschools
Homeschooling numbers rise in Virginia after record spike, then brief decline following COVID-19 pandemicThe 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. “The COVID-19… Read More
Public Education
Report predicts growth for Arizona school choice programCommon Sense Institute says 100,000 students will use Empowerment Scholarship Account Read More
Homeschools
Tailored education, disability accommodations spur more Virginia families to homeschoolWhen her son’s 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… Read More
Homeschools
‘Public school wasn’t the right fit’: Homeschool families flourishing in FloridaWhen Eva Goldstein Meola was homeschooling her daughter more than 20 years ago in Florida, she was part of “a small community of parents,” WPLG Local 10 News… Read More
Government
New Jersey’s legislative efforts to regulate homeschooling raise concerns over educational freedomsThe New Jersey Legislature is considering two bills by Democrat lawmakers to “heavily regulate homeschooling and restrict parents’ and students’ educational freedom,” warns a Reason… Read More
Education
Watch: 9-year-old makes compelling case for homeschooling to Nevada Legislature(The Heartlander) — Homeschool student Juliette Leong is 9 years old and already doing high school math.She has also “performed at Carnegie Hall, won six national math competitions,… Read More
Homeschools
Hegseth has good news for military families trapped in gov’t schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – 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… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Long-term homeschoolers enjoy ‘most favorable levels of mental health,’ study findsOne of the most frequent criticisms leveled against homeschooling involves questions over isolation and a lack of socialization – issues often associated with mental health and well-being. However,… Read More
Government
Virginia scores victory for homeschooling, kills bill threatening religious exemption(The Daily Signal) – 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… 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? That’s the future, according… Read More
Education
Community, common sense of private schooling can solve public education crisis(The Heartlander) — America’s public schools are in a spiraling student achievement and cost crisis – but thanks to innovations in private and homeschooling, help is definitely on the… Read More
Education
Even public-school advocates admit competition can help raise U.S. educational quality(The Heartlander) — Some media outlets love to sound the alarm over any competition to public schools from alternative education options, but occasionally you find journalists speaking the quiet… Read More
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