Over 3 Million Students Are Homeschooled, Here Are Some of the Reasons Parents Cite
Over 3 Million Students Are Homeschooled, Here Are Some of the Reasons Parents Cite  
Podcast: Education in Focus
Published On: Tue Aug 20 2024
Description: As millions of students across the country prepare to go back to traditional public school, some estimates are that over three million K-12 students will soon begin their semesters at home for various reasons. Brian D. Ray, president of the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) — a non-profit group that collects data regarding homeschooling — shared with Chalkboard News that his “best estimate” is that there are “slightly more” kids learning at home in 2022-2023 than 2021-2022. He caveated that while his estimates for 2022-23 were not yet finalized, the initial estimates for the total number of homeschooled K-12 students “might have barely moved up to 3.2 million.” Support this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxxFull story: https://www.chalkboardnews.com/issues/parental-rights/article_980a1cc6-5c0a-11ef-8eb8-7b6907695073.html