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There are a lot of things I was completely unaware of when I was growing up. Tiramisu, percale sheets, most of Africa…. I also had no idea that some children were homeschooled. Maybe in my small Midwestern town 25 years ago, nobody was.
Today it’s a different story. I know lots parents who either homeschool their children or are seriously considering it. A concept that did not even exist for me a few years ago (and still stumps my Spellchecker) suddenly seems quite popular.
Just how popular is it? It appears there is no hard data, no definite number of children in America who are homeschooled today. The most recent information I could find is a 2003 report from the Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, which counted 1.1 million homeschooled children in the United States. That represents just over two percent of all K-12 students in America. Maybe homeschooling is not as prevalent as I thought.
Yet there is a noticeable trend toward homeschooling. The National Home Education Research Institute estimates that the number of homeschooled students in the United States has increased by seven percent annually over the last few years.
Who are these kids? Eighty-one percent of homeschooled children live with both parents, and 54 percent of them have only one parent in the workforce. Caucasians are more likely to be homeschooled than African-Americans or Hispanics, but family income and education level does not seem to make a difference.
For more info:
Maryland Home Education Association
National Center for Education Statistics: Homeschooled Students
National Home Education Research Institute
The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers
Maryland Home Education Association
National Center for Education Statistics: Homeschooled Students
National Home Education Research Institute
The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers
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