The Homeschooling Boom

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW38024731 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW38024731 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4">The 2020 pandemic disrupted the education of millions of kids. In response, many parents opted for alternative forms of education.</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4">“In that single summer,” wrote</span></span> <a class="Hyperlink SCXW38024731 BCX4" href= "https://ifstudies.org/blog/is-the-homeschooling-boom-here-to-stay" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW38024731 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">Dixie Lane with the</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">Institute</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">for Family Studies</span></span></a><span class= "TextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4">, “the number of registered homeschoolers in America more than doubled, rising from about 5.4% to about 11.1</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4">%</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4">.</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4">Homeschooling among African Americans alone jumped to 16.1%, a</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4">nearly five-fold</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4">increase.” </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW38024731 BCX4" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW38024731 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW38024731 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW38024731 BCX4">Still, Lane argues,