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Outdated NC laws stifle microschool innovation

Today roughly 3% of school-age children participate in nontraditional collaborative learning groups, whether called homeschool co-ops, learning pods, or microschools.

Keith Neely, Daryl James

Latest data shows strong homeschool and private school enrollment in NC

Two reports published by the North Carolina State Department of Administration’s Division of Non-Public Education (DNPE) related to homeschools and private schools across the state show both options have strong enrollment figures. The 2022 North Carolina Home School Statistical Summary’s key takeaways include a statewide total of 100,904 homeschools and a total of 160,528 students ages six...

A.P. Dillon

N.C.’s largest school district still hemorrhaging students due to pandemic

RALEIGH, NC—North Carolina’s largest school district continues to feel the impact of pandemic-related reductions in its student population, and those impacts will be felt for at around a decade, according to a report presented to the Wake County Board of Education on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Despite the fact that Wake County’s population is growing by...

Number of homeschool families doubles in N.C. and nationwide during pandemic

It’s no surprise the number of homeschool families swelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the U.S. Census Bureau has released new data showing just how significant that growth has been. Nationwide, the number of homeschoolers doubled in 2020. Between April 25 and May 5, 2020, the Census reported 5.4% of all U.S. households with school-age...

N.C. families would get $1,000 tax credit for each homeschooled child under new bill

Interest in homeschooling has surged in North Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Republican lawmakers in the state Senate want to give these families tax relief to help meet expenses. Senate Bill 297 would give homeschool families a $1,000 credit off state income taxes for each dependent child per year. The tax credit would be...

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School choice will explode when we rediscover the purpose of education

As more and more of society becomes politicized, institutions suffer, including those geared towards instruction.

Ray Nothstine

Help and hope for the emergency homeschool parent

Millions of parents are emergency homeschoolers now. They’re adapting gamely to school closures necessitated by COVID-19. But parents are worried about learning in this brave new world. In a Gallup poll released April 8, 49% said they’re concerned the pandemic will negatively impact their child’s education. Full impacts are unknowable. Learning is different; life is in crisis....

Kristen Blair

Celebrating a Homeschooling Milestone

The number of students educated outside traditional settings continues to grow rapidly.

Terry Stoops

Homeschooled Children Benefit From Kitchen Table Wisdom

Nationwide, 1.5 million schoolchildren are acquiring their own kind of kitchen table wisdom. Federal data show a record number of American children have joined the ranks of the homeschooled, foregoing bus rides and backpacks for an unencumbered amble down the stairs.

Kristen Blair

Colleges Courting Homeschoolers

RALEIGH — At first glance, UNC-Chapel Hill sophomore Charissa Lloyd might seem like a typical college student. Her schedule is crammed with campus activities — everything from participating in Intervarsity Christian Fellowship to serving on the staff of Rival Magazine. She enjoys academics, too, and hopes to one day become a social worker involved in pro-life causes.