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Cheryl Fields-Smith; Timberly L. Baker – Thresholds in Education, 2023
Compared to all other options, homeschooling provides parents with the most control over their children's educational experiences. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in the U.S. homeschool population. Black families had the largest increase in home educators from 3.3% to 16.1% between April 2020 and October 2020. The emerging literature on Black…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Home Schooling, African Americans, Mothers
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Hirsh, Aaron – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2019
Homeschoolers--and their motivations--are increasingly diverse. A number of innovations, such as online schools, microschools, co-ops, and support centers, are enabling this diversity. Though frequently left out of the conversation about education, the homeschooling movement has much to teach us about creating more customized and effective school…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Home Schooling, State Policy, Family Characteristics