by Lexi Hernandez | Jan 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
Homeschooling was illegal in most states right up until the 1980s. By 1989, just Michigan, North Dakota and Iowa still listed homeschooling as a crime. Today, Michigan and Iowa have some of the most relaxed homeschooling regulations in the country. Although...
by Lexi Hernandez | Jan 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Since the 1980s when the homeschooling boom first occurred in the U.S., the movement was mostly championed by evangelical Christians. Times have changed. Since that time, the movement has diversified dramatically. Today, many home school families no longer...
by Lexi Hernandez | Jan 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
By now we’ve all read the bad news about kids’ reading and math skills having fallen back during the pandemic years. It’s not a phenomenon that’s new to the U.S., but it is “new news” that, after months of remote learning, reading scores nationwide have...
by Lexi Hernandez | Dec 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
We all know the importance of learning for children as they grow up, which is why they attend schooland learn a variety of subjects. But what most of us forget is that even something such as playtime canbecome a learning environment too! Everything your child does can...
by Lexi Hernandez | Dec 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? The pandemic in the U.S. seems to have ended. It’s time to move forward to new stories. However, there are several post-pandemic outcomes that are manifesting in our lives and deserve a second look. The major post-pandemic education story this week...
by Lexi Hernandez | Dec 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Congressionally-mandated Condition of Education Report “paints a picture of the state of education in the U.S. from early childhood through postsecondary education.” It is an annually produced collection of indicators that examines relationships; shows changes...
