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<br>'''Homeschooling''' consists of the practice of students receiving education from a parent or guardian, or instructors acting under the direction of a parent or guardian, rather than from teachers in a formal school setting like a [[public school]].  Virtually every area of the United States has local support groups for homeschooling, which often meet in church facilities.  Nearly 7% of college-educated parents homeschool their children.<ref>http://www.sagus.us/blog/blog_details.asp?ID=18&p=7&s=7&s2=7</ref>  In the [[United States]], '''''an estimated one to two million students are homeschooled, or nearly one out of every 30 students'''''.<ref name="USA Today">https://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-01-04-homeschooling_N.htm</ref>

<br>'''Homeschooling''' consists of the practice of students receiving education from a parent or guardian, or instructors acting under the direction of a parent or guardian, rather than from teachers in a formal school setting like a [[public school]].  Virtually every area of the United States has local support groups for homeschooling, which often meet in church facilities.  Nearly 7% of college-educated parents homeschool their children.<ref>http://www.sagus.us/blog/blog_details.asp?ID=18&p=7&s=7&s2=7</ref>  "'''''In 2012, there were around 1.8 million homeschool students [in the [[U.S.]]], and in 2021, that number is expected to be above 5 million'''''."<ref>https://www.fox4now.com/news/national/as-the-pandemic-continues-more-families-turning-to-homeschooling</ref>  

Homeschooling grew by almost 75% in the eight years before 2011,<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/09/educating-children-evolution-home-schooling</ref> and it has continued to grow at a strong pace despite attacks from teachers' unions and government bureaucrats.<ref>Multiple references:

Homeschooling grew by almost 75% in the eight years before 2011,<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/09/educating-children-evolution-home-schooling</ref> and it has continued to grow at a strong pace despite attacks from teachers' unions and government bureaucrats.<ref>Multiple references:

==Homeschooling Statistics==

==Homeschooling Statistics==

In the [[United States]], homeschooling included an estimated 1.1 million students – about 2.9% of children in grades K-12 – in 2007.  "The number of home-schooled kids hit 1.5 million in 2007, up 74% from when the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics started keeping track in 1999, and up 36% since 2003."<ref name="USA Today"/><ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/homeschool/estimated.asp] Homeschooling in the United States: 2003 Statistical Analysis Report, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES 2006-042, Feb 2006.   

In the [[United States]], homeschooling included an estimated 1.1 million students – about 2.9% of children in grades K-12 – in 2007.  "The number of home-schooled kids hit 1.5 million in 2007, up 74% from when the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics started keeping track in 1999, and up 36% since 2003."<ref name="USA Today">https://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-01-04-homeschooling_N.htm</ref><ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/homeschool/estimated.asp] Homeschooling in the United States: 2003 Statistical Analysis Report, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES 2006-042, Feb 2006.   

A 2005 estimate from the [[National Home Education Research Institute]] places the number between 1.9 million and 2.4 million while the National Center for Education Statistics estimates that the number of students being homeschooled increased by 29% from 1999 to 2003.  Christian Examiner, Sept. 2007, Vol 25, No 9, Pg 1</ref>

A 2005 estimate from the [[National Home Education Research Institute]] places the number between 1.9 million and 2.4 million while the National Center for Education Statistics estimates that the number of students being homeschooled increased by 29% from 1999 to 2003.  Christian Examiner, Sept. 2007, Vol 25, No 9, Pg 1</ref>