Post-COVID-19 Homeschooling Surge Led by Increase in Minority Students: Report

Published on May 7, 2024

The unprecedented surge in homeschooling, believed to have been driven by the pandemic-induced shift to the remote learning model, continues to gather momentum post-COVID-19, and students of color are leading the way, according to a report. Two years after schools reopened their doors, most experts expected the sharp rise in homeschooling experienced during the pandemic to recede to the pre-COVID-19 norms. However, a National Home Education Research Institute report found that the nationwide trend toward homeschooling has continued to accelerate, with 41 percent of all homeschooled students now identifying as non-white. Jen Garrison Stuber, advocacy chair for the Washington Homeschool Organization, told The Epoch Times that many minority parents who have been leading the exodus out of public education believe that the system has failed their children....

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