US EditionMinnesota homeschooling leaped during COVID and counts continue to climb
- Minnesota families homeschooling their children increased from fewer than 20,000 in 2020 to more than 30,000 during the pandemic, according to state data.
- The number of homeschool students in Minnesota has risen by 18% since 2023, while public and private school student numbers grew by less than 1%.
- Many families homeschooling cite dissatisfaction with school conditions, according to Bjorkman, who offers resources for parents navigating education choices.
- Parents are often dissatisfied with school academics or mental health, leading to increased homeschooling, noted Bjorkman.
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‘A Well-Rounded Education’: Homeschooled Ontario Mom Now Teaches Her Own 5 Kids at Home
Julie was just 9 years old and delivering newspapers in her coastal British Columbia community when she started hearing the peculiar questions. One elderly man whom she regularly delivered to always asked why she was “playing hooky once again” during school hours, and she responded that “no,” she was actually being homeschooled. “That answer didn’t seem acceptable to him. I always tried to avoid him and his questioning as to why I wasn’t at scho…
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OpsLensWhy Parents of ‘Twice-Exceptional’ Children Choose Homeschooling Over Public School
Homeschooling has exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly since the pandemic. But researchers are still exploring why parents choose to homeschool their children. While the decision to homeschool is often associated with religion, a 2023 survey found that the two top reasons people cited as most important were a concern about the school environment, such as safety and drugs, and
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