Homeschooling Grows as an Escape from Failing Schools and Curriculum Fights
Turned off by fumbling public schools and curriculum wars, families teach their own kids.
Turned off by fumbling public schools and curriculum wars, families teach their own kids.
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"Governors don't get to print money," the former Arizona governor tells Reason.
Gov. Katie Hobbs hates that families are guiding their own children’s schooling.
Stricter regulation of homeschooling families will just lead to harassment from government.
Kids have disappeared from public schools, with most opting for a range of alternatives.
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten misses a pretty big reason why families are leaving traditional public schools.
In some states, homeschooling has climbed by over 100 percent.
The tut-tutting class has retreated from pushing for a ban on DIY education to fretting over regulation.
A new survey shows that, following the pandemic boom in homeschooling, homeschool families are more diverse and less religious.
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To its credit, the world seems ready to embrace the pioneers of a homeschooled future.
The governor wants to roll it back, but she doesn't have the votes.
An appeals court rejected a qualified immunity defense.
There’s no reason to argue over lessons and policies when you can pick what works for your family.
At least we can treat the results of bad policy as case studies for what might otherwise have been dry lessons in economics and finance classes.
Instead of being attached to public schools, funding follows students to learning options they choose.
Whether in response to pandemic closures or policy changes made in the name of "equity," people classified as white are fleeing government-run K-12 in startling numbers.
"There's a new special interest group in town: parents."
Educational freedom is good for everybody but unions, bureaucrats, and the education establishment.
Travelers and families find that some officials just can’t let go of pandemic powers.
Families should be able to put energy into educating kids rather than fighting over what is taught.
In a new poll, more than two-thirds of parents say they have favorable views about homeschooling, and those numbers are on the rise.
Covid lockdowns, insane teacher-union demands, and fed-up parents are fueling historic breakthroughs in all sorts of education reform.
Long before the pandemic, millions of students were completing their education at home. I was one of them.
Homeschooling, charter schools, and other “alternative” learning approaches are now mainstream.
One-size-fits-some policies drive parents and students to seek better education options.
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Families looking for alternatives to battlefields of the culture war have a bonanza of educational options.
Private schools can stay open even when pandemic rules shut government institutions, court says.
Democrat-heavy districts remain most likely to stay partly closed.
Guide your children’s education and let your opponents teach their own kids.
A shocking 12 percent enrollment drop in New York City points to possible long-term structural impacts of the pandemic.
Not only are more families picking alternatives to public schools but, by and large, they like them.
Public schools can barely teach kids at all, but their defenders don’t want you trying alternatives.
Abusive teachers’ unions and floundering bureaucrats make do-it-yourself education pretty attractive.
Unplanned and maybe even unwanted, coronavirus-fueled experiences with DIY education impress more people than they turn off.
The pandemic, says Reason Foundation's Corey A. DeAngelis, is finally forcing districts to put students ahead of teachers and bureaucrats.
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Making it easier for families to fund their preferred education options will be a lot more effective than throwing a big bribe to teachers unions.
"I pulled the kids and I'm homeschooling."
Pandemic chaos is driving families to flee government institutions in search of education that better suits their needs.
Flexible education crafted to meet family needs is destined to prevail over failing government schools.
Families are leaving traditional schools in record numbers for pods, homeschooling, charters, and more.
As K–12 education goes remote, groups of parents are hiring teachers to teach their kids in person. Is that wrong?