/tags/home-school home school en-US Copyright Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:28:10 GMT /education/2022-11-21/more-texans-are-turning-to-home-schooling-during-pandemic Some new home-schoolers disagree with how race and sex are taught at schools. Others cite safety concerns after the Uvalde shooting and poor academic outcomes. Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:28:10 GMT /education/2022-11-21/more-texans-are-turning-to-home-schooling-during-pandemic Brian Lopez | The Texas Tribune /news/2021-03-23/homeschooling-doubled-during-the-pandemic-u-s-census-survey-finds Precise numbers are hard to come by, but several factors — including school closures and parents working from home — appear to have led to an increase in households that are homeschooling. Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:00:35 GMT /news/2021-03-23/homeschooling-doubled-during-the-pandemic-u-s-census-survey-finds Laurel Wamsley /education/2020-12-23/us-public-school-enrollment-dips-as-virus-disrupts-education An analysis of data from 33 states obtained by Chalkbeat and The Associated Press shows that public K-12 enrollment this fall has dropped across those states by more than 500,000 students, or 2%, since the same time last year. Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:00:01 GMT /education/2020-12-23/us-public-school-enrollment-dips-as-virus-disrupts-education Associated Press /education/2017-02-27/unlikely-allies-some-homeschoolers-fighting-to-kill-school-choice-bill Nicki Truesdell is a product of homeschooling and would never enroll her four younger children in a public or private school. Corrine French has spent the… Mon, 27 Feb 2017 16:06:00 GMT /education/2017-02-27/unlikely-allies-some-homeschoolers-fighting-to-kill-school-choice-bill Aliyya Swaby/Texas Tribune /education/2014-07-01/learning-disabled-siblings-graduate-thanks-to-online-classes A brother and sister in their 20s finished high school last month in Richardson even though learning disabilities slowed them down. They got high school… Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:17:25 GMT /education/2014-07-01/learning-disabled-siblings-graduate-thanks-to-online-classes Bill Zeeble /politics/2014-05-20/tea-party-other-groups-team-up-to-build-a-liberty-movement-and-dominate-texas-gop Nationally, many Tea Party-backed candidates have been losing primary elections. But in Texas, Tea Party candidates are doing well. One big Tea Party… Tue, 20 May 2014 16:23:15 GMT /politics/2014-05-20/tea-party-other-groups-team-up-to-build-a-liberty-movement-and-dominate-texas-gop Shelley Kofler