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In 2011, it was reported that homeschooling has grown by almost 75% in the last 8 years in the United States.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/09/educating-children-evolution-home-schooling</ref> and in a recent survey "the average homeschooled student scored at the 88th percentile" in the core subjects of reading, language and math.<ref>http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/washingtontimes/200908100.asp</ref> The most successful [[mathematician]] in contests in history, Reid Barton, was [[homeschooled]].<ref>http://www.amstat.org/PUBLICATIONS/amsn/index.cfm?fuseaction=highlights0812001</ref>
In 2011, it was reported that homeschooling has grown by almost 75% in the last 8 years in the United States.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/09/educating-children-evolution-home-schooling</ref> and in a recent survey "the average homeschooled student scored at the 88th percentile" in the core subjects of reading, language and math.<ref>http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/washingtontimes/200908100.asp</ref> The most successful [[mathematician]] in contests in history, Reid Barton, was [[homeschooled]].<ref>http://www.amstat.org/PUBLICATIONS/amsn/index.cfm?fuseaction=highlights0812001</ref>
=== Aging populations under financial pressure and lower per pupil cost of private schooling ===
Private schooling per student cost less than public schooling.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/08/anti-evolution-religious-private.html Anti-evolution religious private schooling and homeschooling will see big growth worldwide]</ref>
According to a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx4pN-aiofw news program] by [[John Stossel]], Belgium has a school system which funds students to attend primary and secondary schools and they can use those funds to attend any school or their choice whether it be a religious private school, a non-religious private school or a public school.
American government run public schools are increasingly facing budget cuts and there is growing criticism of public schools. Vouchers for private schools (including religious schools) and charter schools are increasingly being discussed and legislators are introducing and passing school choice bills.<ref>
*[http://bangordailynews.com/2011/10/28/education/school-budget-cuts-forcing-more-districts-to-four-day-weeks/?ref=latest School budget cuts forcing more districts to four-day weeks]
*[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/06/27/supremecourt/main513615.shtml Supreme Court OKs School Vouchers]
*[http://www.edchoice.org/Research/Our-Studies---Reports.aspx School choice - studies and reports]
*[http://www.cato.org/pubs/briefs/bp-025.html What Would A School Voucher Buy? The Real Cost Of Private Schools]
*[http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/10/pennsylvania_senate_poised_to.html Pennsylvania Senate poised to approve school voucher program]
*[http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6232 Why schools fail]</ref> America also has an aging population and [[Bill Gates]] indicates that state budgets are breaking schools in the United States.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiUKpX09zo4 Bill Gates: How state budgets are breaking US schools]</ref>
Of course, constrained public school budgets includes constrained school legal budgets so many schools will be less able to engage in frivolous/unwarranted legal suits constraining religious free speech in their schools.
There appears to be a higher education bubble that will burst.<ref>
*[http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2011/04/higher_education Higher education bublle]***[http://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2011/04/05/the-higher-education-bubble/ Forbes - Higher education bubble]
*[http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-college-solution/2011/05/03/higher-education-bubble-will-burst Higher education bubble will burst - U.S. News and World Report]
</ref> The'' [[Wall Street Journal]]'' reported in 2013 that the percentage of Americans going to college has been decreasing for 3 years in the USA.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2013/04/college-enrollment-shows-signs-of.html College enrollment shows signs of slowing which means less post high school evolutionary indoctrination. Also, the ever shrinking role of tenured evolutionist professors and evolutionary biologists]</ref>
Europe faces an aging population and will also have challenges financing public schools.
== Economic duress/instability ==
== Economic duress/instability ==