In 2020, the pandemic has made homeschooling a fact of life. Even before this, though, what was once the obscure choice of a few families has grown in popularity over the past decade. In 2019, the ...

Whether called homeschooling or DIY education, family-directed learning has been growing in popularity for years in the U.S. alongside disappointment in the rigidity, politicization, and flat-out poor ...

Kailyn McCain was home-schooled in 2020-21, but moved into Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools the following year. The number of home-schooled students declined slightly in North Carolina and Mecklenburg ...

The push to expand pre-kindergarten programs is on. Last school year, public pre-K programs received their biggest-ever boost in state funding. Enrollment in state pre-K programs nationwide increased ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) - Missouri lawmakers moved forward with legislation to have the state fund Pre-K for families in need. It would impact children between the ages of 3-and-5 and. It would also ...

Parents accustomed to home schooling felt more resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic than those whose public-school children were suddenly housebound, according to a Rice University study. That was ...

Christy Batts, right, talks with her son, Roald, 8, about a painting he is working on at the family’s Raleigh home on Nov. 28, 2018. Batts, who homeschools Roald, meets weekly with Homeschool ...

My husband and I were both home-schooled and are doing the same for our four children. I like that we can be flexible with our days and plans with the kids. I plan a monthly theme to explore together ...

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