With the recent shift to online learning due to Covid-19, the definition of “going to school” has radically changed, and while the country appears to be on the verge of going back to normal, not all kids are heading back into the classrooms. wired.trib.al/5FuKgLx 1/
Homeschooling is legal in all 50 states, but it has never been considered the American norm, but a March 2021 report from the US Census Bureau indicates an uptick in homeschooling since the beginning of the pandemic. 2/
Surveys indicate an increase in the amount of children being homeschooled and an increase across all ethnic groups in the past year, and the greatest shift was among Black families. 3/ 
Technology has helped foster a more diverse group of homeschoolers and given parents a curricular blank canvas, free from the parameters of institutionalized education allowing for more flexibility. 4/
The expansiveness of online resources, combined with offline, parent-led activities, allows parents to more closely tailor their kids’ learning time to their own values that would otherwise be limited or completely ignored in a traditional classroom setting. 5/
Public school advocates are “absolutely” worried about the possibility of enrollment drops as homeschooling becomes more popular, but it could also have its advantages as some school districts experiment with learning pods. 6/
Other districts are look for ways to provide more individualized support for low-income students. 7/
Even with all the incentives being offered to families, many look forward to continuing to home school their children and take advantage of the freedom and flexibility that comes with it. wired.trib.al/5FuKgLx 8/
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