Homeschooling Continues Record Growth in U.S. Beyond Pandemic Era
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Summary
Homeschooling in the U.S. has reached record numbers, with growth accelerating even after the COVID-19 pandemic ended. The trend was initially fueled by dissatisfaction with traditional public schools' rigidity, politicization, and poor results, then supercharged during pandemic school closures. New research shows homeschooling grew at nearly three times the average pandemic rate in the last academic year, indicating the shift toward family-directed learning is becoming a permanent change rather than a temporary pandemic response.
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That growth was supercharged during the COVID-19 pandemic when extended closures and bumbled remote learning drove many families to experiment with teaching their own kids.
The big question was whether the end of public health controls would also curtail interest in homeschooling. We know now that it didn't.
Americans' taste for DIY education is on the rise.
Last academic year, homeschooling grew at nearly three times the average rate it did during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research.
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