Are the Homeschool Numbers Accurate?
Posted by Tim Drake
Thursday, June 11, 2009 12:53 PM
Levels of State Homeschooling Regulation
Much media coverage was given to the U.S. Department of Education’s recent numbers (provided by the National Center for Education Statistics) showing that 1.5 million students are homeschooled in the U.S.
However, many are wondering just how accurate those numbers really are. Homeschool advocates believe that number is too low. Here’s why.
“We have an ongoing dispute with the Department of... READ MORE
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Top 10 Reasons They Homeschool
Posted by Tim Drake
Tuesday, June 09, 2009 4:41 PM
Delving into the Department of Education’s 2007 and 2003 reports on homeschooling, one can find interesting information. We’ve already reported the news that homeschooling has nearly doubled over the last 8 years, resulting in 1.5 million homeschooled students.
According to the 2007 report, here are the Top 10 Reasons Parents Homeschool:
1. Provide Religious or Moral Instruction
2. Concern... READ MORE
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Yuppies No More
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Sunday, October 12, 2008 5:00 AM
Some choose home-schooling for its merits, some fall into home-schooling for financial or ideological reasons, and some have home-schooling thrust upon them.
Sally Thomas at the First Things blog reviews a new book by Gregory and Martine Millman who married in the 1980s and planned to lead a “normal yuppie life.”
“How, then, did they come to write a book called Homeschooling: A Family’s... READ MORE
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