{"id":2025940,"date":"2023-09-08T14:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-year-later-as-many-texas-students-left-public-schools-for-homeschooling-as-during-covid-boom\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T14:32:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:32:36","slug":"a-year-later-as-many-texas-students-left-public-schools-for-homeschooling-as-during-covid-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-year-later-as-many-texas-students-left-public-schools-for-homeschooling-as-during-covid-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Many Texas students switched to homeschooling as much as they did during the Covid boom, a year later."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-year-later-as-many-texas-students-left-public-schools-for-homeschooling-as-during-covid-boom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2025940&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Record \u200bNumber of Texas Students\u200b Choose Homeschooling<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nearly 30,000 Texas\u2062 students between grades 7-12 &#8220;withdrew&#8221; from public school to homeschool in\u200b the 2021-2022 school year, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-year-later-as-many-texas-students-left-public-schools-for-homeschooling-as-during-covid-boom\/\" title=\"Many Texas students switched to homeschooling as much as they did during the Covid boom, a year later.\">open records \u200crequest submitted<\/a> by the \u2064Texas Home School Coalition (THSC) to the Texas Education Agency revealed. According \u200cto a \u200dTHSC \u2063press release,\u2064 &#8220;This high has previously only been \u200dmatched during\u2063 the COVID-19 peak\u200d in \u200cthe 2020\u20132021 school year, when the number was 29,845.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even before then,\u200c students were leaving Texas public schools in high numbers. Prior to Covid, 20,000-25,000 students\u2064 in this grade range\u200c withdrew \u200cto homeschool each year, according to \u2062the press release. Since then, &#8220;that\u200c number has\u2064 reached nearly 30,000 and appears to be staying\u200b there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-967824507\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-473b5a1847a0f863586b114c7ae5e091 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-473b5a1847a0f863586b114c7ae5e091\"><\/div>\n<p>The Texas Home School Coalition estimates that 8-10 percent of students in Texas are \u2063currently \u2062enrolled in homeschool programs. By \u200bcomparison, before Covid, \u2063homeschooling nationwide \u200d&#8221;grew rapidly from \u200c1999 to 2012 but \u200dhad since remained steady at\u2062 around 3.3%,&#8221; according to\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/stories\/2021\/03\/homeschooling-on-the-rise-during-covid-19-pandemic.html#:~:text=Census%20Bureau's%20Household%20Pulse%20Survey,Homeschooling%20Rates%20in%20Fall%202020&#038;text=Homeschooling%20is%20a%20legal%20instructional,remained%20steady%20at%20around%203.3%25.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data<\/a> from the U.S. Census Bureau.<\/p>\n<p>THSC found the primary reasons parents\u2062 opt to homeschool are &#8220;concern about \u200csafety, parental involvement, and the school environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/programs\/coe\/indicator\/tgk\/homeschooled-children#:~:text=The%20most%20common%20was%20a,academic%20instruction%20at%20other%20schools.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a> \u200cfrom the National Center for Education Statistics found the top reasons for homeschooling are concerns about an unsafe or negative\u200b &#8220;school environment,&#8221; a &#8220;desire \u200dto provide moral instruction&#8221; and prioritize\u2063 &#8220;family\u200b life,&#8221; \u200dand dissatisfaction with other schools&#8217; &#8220;academic instruction.&#8221; Strong majorities of homeschooling parents cite these as reasons for their decision.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy\u2064 Newman, Vice President of \u2062Policy and Engagement at THSC, told The Federalist homeschooling is popular \u2062in Texas because \u200bit&#8217;s accessible \u200cfor parents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-01930b0883a7fe85c4efa8f8d01901fd fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-01930b0883a7fe85c4efa8f8d01901fd\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;In Texas,\u2062 it&#8217;s easy to homeschool because there is a lot of flexibility and little \u200cregulation,&#8221; Newman\u2062 said. &#8220;In Texas, you have to \u2064teach \u2064reading, spelling, grammar, math and good citizenship. So other\u200c than a few\u2064 other paperwork things, this gives\u200c parents an enormous\u2063 amount of flexibility, and a lot of other states are more \u200donerous than the homeschooling community \u2062in \u2064Texas. It&#8217;s more developed than in \u200bother\u200d states so it&#8217;s\u2064 comparatively \u200beasier.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And homeschooling\u200d in Texas is still growing. According to a THSC <a href=\"https:\/\/texas-homeschool-coalition.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/public_pdf\/2020THSChomeschoolReportInteractive.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a>, &#8220;Since \u200b1998, a total of 379,815 students between grades 7-12 have\u200b withdrawn \u2063from public schools\u200b in Texas \u200dto homeschool. This number has increased at \u200dan average of \u200b6.5% per year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But this trend\u2064 extends beyond the \u2064Lone \u2063Star State. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nheri.org\/research-facts-on-homeschooling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a> from the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) \u200cfound that nationally, &#8220;the homeschool \u2063population had been\u200c growing at an estimated 2% to\u2063 8% per annum \u200dover the\u2064 past several years, but\u200b it grew drastically from 2019-2020 to 2020-2021.&#8221; \u200dAs of 2022, more than 3.1 million students are homeschooled in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u200d Brian Ray, NHERI president\u2064 and editor-in-chief \u2062of the Home School \u200cResearcher, the recent increase in homeschooling can largely be attributed to public schools&#8217; \u200dinadequate handling \u2062of Covid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-73cf0f05bdf8c2db5318122711d6f378 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-73cf0f05bdf8c2db5318122711d6f378\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;During the \u20622020-2021 school year, \u200cthere was a significant and drastic spike. Most people would agree that it was due to the government lockdowns of \u2064public schools and other schools\u200d that led to this spike,&#8221; Ray told The \u200dFederalist. &#8220;That is, many parents who experienced \u2064public school at home realized that it was not adequate,\u200c that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sf-school-board-president-accuses-mayor-of-division-for-criticizing-renaming-re-opening-plans\/\" title=\"SF School Board President Accuses Mayor Of \u2018Division\u2019 For Criticizing Renaming, Re-Opening Plans\">public school system<\/a> was not prepared and not able to help \u200dtheir children learn during the lockdowns related to concerns\u2064 about an influenza-like illness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Covid, Ray cited parental concerns\u2063 regarding \u200dthe &#8220;values and beliefs\u2062 being taught in public schools,&#8221;\u2063 the &#8220;teaching ineptitude or poor behavior of teachers,&#8221; and the realization &#8220;that institutional schools cannot adapt to strong changing circumstances in\u200b society.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Students\u2064 who\u200c are homeschooled tend to\u2062 outperform students\u2064 who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhattan-school-to-racially-segregate-children-for-social-justice-talks\/\" title=\"Manhattan School to Racially Segregate Children for Social Justice Talks\">attend public schools<\/a>. \u200bAccording\u200b to the\u2063 same \u200cNHERI study,\u200d homeschooled students \u200b&#8221;typically score 15 \u200cto 25 percentile points above <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-win-court-says-judges-block-of-a-mask-ban-in-schools-unjustified\/\" title=\"DeSantis Win: Court Says Judge's Block of a Mask Ban in Schools Unjustified\">public-school students<\/a> on standardized academic \u2063achievement tests.&#8221; Furthermore, \u2063they\u2062 score above average on these tests &#8220;regardless of \u200btheir parents&#8217; level of formal \u2064education or their family&#8217;s \u2063household income.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They will\u200c actually outperform\u200c in every academic subject, and that remains true regardless of very huge factors that you would think would determine educational outcomes,&#8221; Newman noted. &#8220;There\u200b is almost no statistical\u2062 correlation. But the data shows you don&#8217;t have to be an expert to homeschool. \u200cYou just have to be your child&#8217;s best advocate and give them \u200cthe best learning environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most educators &#8230; know that\u2064 children learn more and enjoy learning more when the conditions that are naturally systemic to homeschooling are present,&#8221; Ray said. &#8220;This is why the home educated\u200b do so \u200dwell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020-2021 school year. The surge in homeschooling reflects concerns over COVID-19 and dissatisfaction with public school systems. THSC believes parents are seeking more control over their children&#8217;s education and are turning to homeschooling as a viable alternative. The trend highlights the growing popularity and acceptance of homeschooling as a legitimate educational option in Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2317,"featured_media":2025941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2025940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2025940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2025941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2025940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2025940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2025940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}