Learning At Home
Pocono Record - Online
Nov 2, 12:00 AM
Class acts at home: More parents opt out, tackle teaching on their own
As neighborhood schools grapple with pared budgets and pressure-cooker tests, not every family shares the strain. For a hardy few, the living room doubles as classroom, and kids drive the curriculum. An estimated 2 million students, or 3.6 percent, are home-schooled nationwide, twice as many as in 1999.
Tags: school choice