From WorldNet Daily (Bob Unrun): Homeschool moms sue over pencils, and books, and flashcards, and erasers * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh (wnd.com) \ Homeschool moms in Arizona are suing the state over pencils, and books, and flashcards, and erasers. They are just some of the standard classroom materials needed – that the state suddenly and arbitrarily banned them from purchasing with their state-allotted Empowerment Scholarship Account funds. It is the Goldwater Institute that is helping them. "ESAs allow parents to use a portion of their children's allotted state funding to purchase books, school supplies, and other curriculum materials that they can use to educate their … [Read more...]
Homeschooling Numbers Continue To Climb After COVID-19 Pandemic: Report
The original article was published at The Epoch Times. Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times, New data from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy’s homeschool research lab show that 90 percent of states reporting data saw an increase in homeschooling in the 2023–2024 school year. The report examined data from 21 out of 30 states that collect or report homeschool participation information. The other nine states are expected to report data in the coming months. The 19 states that experienced growth were Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South … [Read more...]
Homeschoolers May Need Less Instructional Time than Traditional School Students
HSLDA - Steven Duvall Summary A recent study by HSLDA’s Director of Research, Stephen Duvall, PhD, found that the efficiency of the homeschool environment can allow for more learning in less time. His findings suggest that 3rd and 4th grade homeschool students can spend as little as 2–3 hours daily in academic pursuits and make the same progress as public school students do in a full school day. Of course, every child is different, and some states have minimum hour requirements for homeschoolers. Many parents find homeschooling appealing because it gives them flexibility when designing their children’s learning experiences.[1] This often results in shortened school days, but … [Read more...]
8 Differences Between Public Schooled Kids And Homeschooled Kids
Spoiler...this is a tongue in cheek article from the Babylon Bee. So it's intended to make you laugh and think. With those caveats read on... With school choice being such a hot topic these days, it can be helpful for parents to learn more about what the experiences are like in different learning environments. Though there may be pros and cons to each option, the differences may surprise you. The Babylon Bee is proud to help parents make more well-informed decisions with the following list of differences between public school kids and homeschooled kids: Homeschooled Kids: Learn how to manufacture paste using complex chemical processes. Their mother then sells the paste as a … [Read more...]
Why homeschooling is on the rise
Today we share an article written by Dr. Ben Carson as published in the Washington Examiner. Homeschooling is our country's fastest-growing form of education , according to the Washington Post. An estimated 1.9 million to 2.7 million students are homeschooled nationwide. There are quite a few reasons for the shift away from our public school system. Foremost is the shocking mismanagement of our education system during the COVID-19 pandemic. From stifling mask mandates to the shift to "remote learning," the quality of education fell precipitously on the tails of the pandemic. As a former neurosurgeon who worked on children's brains, I can tell you this for a fact: Children cannot … [Read more...]
Homeroom Teachers: In the homeschooling renaissance, the home is more important than the school.
Today we bring you an interesting article published in the American Conservative on November 2nd written by Charles Carman. The original article can be found at: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/homeroom-teachers/ Here's the high level summary of the article: Since Covid, the number of homeschooling families has nearly doubled, from 3 million to more than 5 million families, and this latest debate will no doubt raise further concerns in the minds of parents. Homeschooling’s true work has been to rescue the home from its modern erasure. The home, after all, is where the most urgent learning takes place: where sons learn from fathers, daughters from mothers, siblings from … [Read more...]
Hoosiers Score Benefits from Private School Choice
This is going to be the first in a series of articles looking at alternative choices to public schools and outcomes. Do students going to private schools or charter schools or who are home schooled do better, worse or the same as their counterparts in public schools? We know that public schools have become more expensive that charter or private or home schools. Locally to highest spend per student in a local public school district is over $21,000/student/year. Private schools are less than 1/2 of that. Without further ado let's take a look at an article originally published in Education Next written by Patrick J. Wolf This week the sporting world turns its attention to Indiana as … [Read more...]
People Are Pulling Their Kids Out of Public Schools
Found this article. Following is the text. If you want see the original click: People Are Pulling Their Kids Out of Public Schools the author is Alex Parker A number of folks are bidding farewell to public education. According to a report by The New York Times, some states are seeing their public school students find other means. The headline says a lot: “U.S. Public School Enrollment Drops as Parents, Frustrated by Lockdown, Pull Their Children Out” Massachusetts, for one, has seen shrinkage to the tune of 37,000 kids — a 4% decrease. North Carolina’s enrollment is down by the same percentage, having begun the school year at a deficit of 5%. In the case of The Baked … [Read more...]
Preparedness tip: Homeschool curriculum ideas
This article is shared from the August 14th edition of Joel Skousen's World Affairs Brief. It is a subscription newsletter ($4/month) that you may want to consider. The web address is: https://www.worldaffairsbrief.com/ This was shared by Ron Higgins who ran for State Superintendent of Schools in 2016 and again in 2020. Ron can be reached at: https://www.higgins4spi.com/ Homeschooling resources are now so vast it will make your head spin. Here are some of the resources we have found useful over the years. Choosing curriculum: Cathy Duffy has an excellent website to search curriculum based on many criteria including subject, grade level, type of resource, teaching style, etc. … [Read more...]
Homeschooling during the Covid 19 shutdown – Part 2
In Part 2 we want to explore whether parents are really thinking about leaving the public school system and if so what are their choices? In an article we published on April 21st, 2020, we explored various tools and websites that are available to help: https://swweducation.org?p=6453 Today we expand on the list and explore what parents are reported to be thinking... In a story published at WND.com on may 22, 2020: https://www.wnd.com/2020/05/homeschooling-vast-unplanned-experiment/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=wnd-newsletter&utm_campaign=dailyam&utm_content=newsletter they said: Not everyone is viewing school closures as a disaster. For decades, schools have become … [Read more...]
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