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New Mexico home schoolers drive drop in enrollment, funding

By CEDAR ATTANASIOJune 27, 2021 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Home schooling nearly doubled in New Mexico last year as thousands of parents opted out of virtual learning programs offered in public schools.

The unprecedented defection from the public school system is putting a strain on school budgets, which are rooted in student enrollment.

Minnesota public school enrollment drops 2% amid pandemic

By STEVE KARNOWSKIFebruary 19, 2021 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Public school enrollment in Minnesota dropped by about 17,000 students as families turned to home schooling, private schools and delaying entry into kindergarten amid the coronavirus pandemic, state education officials announced Friday...

US public school enrollment dips as virus disrupts education

By KALYN BELSHA and GABRIELLE LaMARR LeMEE of Chalkbeat, and LEAH WILLINGHAM and LARRY FENN of The Associated PressDecember 22, 2020 GMT

Fearful of sending her two children back to school as the coronavirus pandemic raged in Mississippi, Angela Atkins decided to give virtual learning a chance this fall...

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Home schooling comes under spotlight

Express-News Editorial BoardApril 14, 2018 GMT

The tragic case of Mark Anthony Conditt, the 23-year-old serial bomber who terrorized the Austin area for weeks before committing suicide, has brought close scrutiny of his short life and his education as a home-schooled student.

Classical Coversations offers God-centered option for home schooling

Larry WoodFebruary 5, 2017 GMT

Students learning through the Classical Conversations home schooling curriculum displayed their knowledge of world civilization Thursday at a presentation for the Aiken community.

During the program, students from kindergarten to sixth grade recited the history of the world from its beginning to the 18th century in just about five minutes.

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