“Homeschooling comes of age”
Read a July 1, 2000, history of the modern homeschooling movement by Patricia Lines, a former senior research analyst for the U.S. Department of Education.
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“Homeschooling 101: Why We Do It”
Listen to the 2001 All Things Considered series about the reasons parents choose to homeschool their children.
“Homeschoolers on to College: What Research Shows Us”
Read a fall 2004 column from the Journal of College Admission about the success of homeschooled children in higher education.
“More black families home schooling”
Read a Dec. 11, 2005, AP article posted by USA Today about the increasing numbers of black families choosing to homeschool.
“The Gilded Age of Home Schooling”
Read a June 5, 2006, New York Times article about homeschooling trends in the United States.
“Homeschooling for Black Families”
Read an article from the January/February 2007 issue of Mothering magazine posted at Cafemom.com about black families who choose to homeschool.
“Giving Proper Credit to Home-Schooled”
Read a June 11, 2007, Washington Post article about the successes of homeschooling.
“Families keep homeschooling despite tough times”
Read an Associated Press story posted March 4, 2009, at USAToday.com about homeschooling during the economic downturn.
“Kitchen-classroom conservatives: Barack Obama could hasten the spread of educating children at home”
Read an Aug. 6, 2009, article from The Economist about the reasons families are choosing to homeschool their children.