The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) Institute of Education Sciences (IES) provides homeschool statistics on homeschooled students, as well as other educational matters. How Many Students Are Homeschooled in the United States? According to NCES homeschool statistics, there were about 1.5 million homeschooled students in 2007, the most […]
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March 2nd, 2011
Homeschool Statistics
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Comments Off on Homeschool StatisticsFebruary 15th, 2011
Online Homeschooling
Online Homeschooling can refer to two different types of homeschooling, both having reference to using the Internet with homeschooling. This article covers information on online homeschooling through streaming video, software applications, interactive classes, or a combination of these. Types of Online Homeschooling One of the most important distinctions in the types of online homeschooling that […]
Posted in Homeschool Articles Tags: calvert school review, homeschool software, interactive online classes, online homeschooling, streaming video homeschool Comments Off on Online HomeschoolingSeptember 8th, 2010
Future of Homeschooling
There was a recent “Letter From the Editor” article in the September 2009 issue of Fast Company magazine. The author, Robert Safian, makes the point that the future of the college campus may be changing if we could get progressive thinkers and people willing to break out of the traditional college campus way of thinking. […]
September 8th, 2010
Getting Started Homeschooling
It’s the beginning of yet another school year. Many parents are reconsidering their education options for their children. Some parents just get a feeling that a change may be in the best interest of the student or the family as a whole. Some students struggled through the last year in school and possibly even summer […]
September 8th, 2010
Homeschooling Teens
With the growing popularity in homeschool and the cooperation between schools and parents there are many options available for teens. A decade ago a homeschooled teen had to miss out on school dances, band, sports, driver’s education and more. This is no longer the case. The options are endless depending on your local school district. […]
September 8th, 2010
Christian Homeschooling
Statistically it is proven that many homeschool families choose this form of education based on their religious beliefs and most of those are Christians. There are many pros to this but also some cons that we will cover here. Pros: Parents can instill their value systems and religious beliefs while covering all topics. For example […]
September 8th, 2010
Homeschool Methods
Box Curriculums: Many private and some public schools offer a “box curriculum”. You simply order the components that you want your child to have and it comes to your door. Most of these types of curriculum have very high standards and all that we have researched will no doubt meet your state requirements for education […]
September 8th, 2010
Homeschool Statistics
The following are statistics from the U.S. Department of Education in 2003. As more current data becomes available we will add it to this page. The definition of “homeschooled” here is for children who spent less than 25 hours per week at a typical school. In 2003 there were almost 1.1 million homeschooled children. This […]