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Homeschooling has doubled since the pandemic to roughly 6% of U.S. students (~3.4 million), the population has diversified dramatically—including a fivefold increase in Black family participation—and the shift appears structural rather than temporary, making homeschooling a mainstream sector now rivaling charter schools. Academic outcome studies favor homeschoolers on average, but the research is methodologically compromised by self-selection, and a math gap emerges when family background is controlled, leaving the independent effect of homeschooling itself genuinely unmeasured. The core tension is normative, not empirical: whether educational pluralism strengthens democracy by decentralizing authority and rescuing children from failing systems, or weakens it by fragmenting the civic infrastructure that common schools provide—a disagreement that better data alone will not resolve.
There were about 3.408 million homeschool students in 2024-2025 in grades K-12 in the United States. This is up from 2.5 million in spring ...
The conclusion is that there were an estimated 3.408 million school-age (K-12) homeschool students in the United States during the 2024-2025 ...
Nearly 6 percent of all school-aged children nationwide were reported as homeschooled during the 2022–23 school year.
We surveyed a nationally representative sample of parents, providing insights into who homeschools. Who they are will surprise you.
It rose by a whopping 39 percent in the 2020–21 school year; declined by 3 percent in 2021–22; and shrank by another 7 percent in 2022–23. But ...
As such, we argue that liberals, conservatives, and democrats each have their own motivations to oppose homeschooling as an institutional ...
Homeschooling produces stronger academic outcomes on nearly every measurable dimension, but public schools offer structural advantages in ...
Last year, public school enrollment dropped an average of 3 percent nationwide, as parents turned to homeschooling and private schools, or ...
Credible research on homeschooling shows that homeschooled students can perform very well academically. Academic achievement, however, is closely linked with ...
Homeschool socialization: How to foster positive peer interactions for homeschoolers to support socialization, build friendships & develop key social ...
New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island are the states with the highest level of regulation for homeschooling.
I am interested in analyzing the most popular religiously inspired curricula used by many homeschooling families.
CT has 'no meaningful regulation of homeschooling,' which has meant some children aren't getting sufficient education, a new report found.
Unschooling is a learner-centered approach to education in which children direct their own learning rather than following a predetermined curriculum.
ESA dollars cover multiple education expenses such as private school tuition, curricula, educational supplies, tutoring and more.
Congress just passed the first national school voucher program, set to launch in 2027. Supporters call it a major expansion of parental choice.
Schooling for Democracy: A Common. School and a Common University? A Response to “Schooling for Democracy”. Diane Reay. Page 2. democracy & education, vol 19, ...
Since 2021, there's been increasing bipartisan support for students to learn about how the government works, a new survey finds.
By fall, 11.1% of households with school-age children reported homeschooling (Sept. 30-Oct. 12). A clarification was added to the school ...
Declining enrollment is set to disrupt public school budgets, staff and communities. Here's what districts and policymakers can do now.
Data shows that Black families are already exercising school choice at higher rates than their peers. For instance, 37% of Black parents said ...
9.6% of all school students in grades 8 to 11 reported contact and/or non-contact school educator sexual misconduct that was unwanted.
Most surveyed districts (74%) offer civics at the high school level, typically embedded in history or social studies courses. Far fewer extend ...
Read this Court Report cover story to find out all about how homeschooling is bridging the educational gap.
Trump pledged to allow homeschool parents to use 529 education savings accounts to contribute up to $10,000 a year per child, completely tax- ...
Most cases where abuse was found in the homeschooling environments were from kids pulled out of school after a report was made with concerns ...
The nation's ongoing reckoning with race alongside COVID-19 has acted as a catalyst for some parents of color to remove their children from mainstream education ...
Later, in the early 2020s, Protestants make up more than a quarter of homeschoolers, while generic Christians are 22%, 12% were Catholic and 5% ...
This blog post will explore the ins and outs of homeschooling co-ops, specifically focusing on the hybrid model. Here, children split their time ...
Civic education in a democracy is education in self government. Democratic self government means that citizens are actively involved in their own governance.
After 2016, however, optimism towards K-12 education among Republicans sharply increased, more than doubling from 2016 (14%) to 2017 (31%).
While some predicted the growth in homeschooling would be a temporary byproduct of pandemic-era school closures, recent data suggests otherwise.
Florida has the largest ESA program in terms of participation: 220,974 enrollees in 2024–25. Arizona, Florida, Utah, Arkansas, Texas, and Iowa have the most ...
Montessori encourages the most independent learning and the materials do the teaching. With the Charlotte Mason approach, the books do the teaching. And in ...
Universal private school choice programs are quickly becoming a major public expenditure. The 10 states operating such programs in 2024–25 ...
In 2020–21, public schools spent an average of $16,280 per pupil in constant 2022–23 dollars on current expenditures. Current expenditures per pupil ...
The gender gap is relatively small at high school graduation; it grows larger among young adults who enroll in college conditional on completing high school, ...
Teachers are amazing, but as a homeschooler you don't need to do what they do. That's why you don't need a teaching degree to homeschool.
Discover updated 2025 state homeschool laws. The blog includes expert tips, compliance checklist & state-wise comparisons for a better ...
These effects appear to be mediated by improvements in physical health, health knowledge, and empowerment. Compared with short-term ...
This explainer examines academic research on how private school vouchers and other school choice programs affect student achievement.
Homeschooling in the U.S. saw a sharp increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, as families sought alternatives to traditional in-person education ...
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