Home-Schooling
People Thought She Had Lost Her Mind But She Knew Home Schooling Was Right for Her Babies
I used to be one of those parents, someone who thought home schooling was a fringe movement, driven by overprotective parents with cray-cray ideas who…
The Genius in Every Black Family: Our ‘Hidden Figure’
I’m visiting my aunt and uncle in Los Angeles, and we decide to watch the movie “Hidden Figures,” about three little-known Black women whose mathematical…
Is Politics the Problem in Education or the Solution?
Politics is at the heart of so much that is wrong with public education. On the left, education politics is often about increasing funding while…
The Second Great Migration for Black Families Is Embracing School Choice
Like hundreds of thousands of Black families, my paternal grandmother and several of her relatives participated in the Great Migration, one of the most dramatic…
#MyBlackHistory: Black Families Like Mine Are Fed Up With the Public School System and Choosing Home Schooling
Inner-city Black families are the largest growing population of home-schoolers in America. …
Black Families Have a Long History of Using School Choice as Resistance to Racist and Inadequate School Systems
National School Choice Week is an independent public awareness effort spotlighting effective education options for children, including traditional public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools,…
Does School Accountability Matter to the Trump Administration?
With 2017 upon us and a new administration in Washington prepared to take over, it’s a good time to reflect on the federal role in…
7 Rules for Radical Parents Who Demand a Great Education
My (almost) 5-year-old is super excited about September 12th. That’s the day when she and her 3-year-old brother will start their fall schedule as homeschool…
Why Both Political Parties Need Education Reform
Conservatives argue that markets will solve social problems more efficiently and effectively than the public sector while liberals insist that markets leave too many behind…
Common Core and Home-Schooling: Misleading Statistics
A recent piece on home-schooling in USA Today shares a one-sided view of Common Core as a source of “confusion” and “anxiety” that is driving parents to home-schooling. But the article’s numbers are misleading: A Journal News analysis of state data found that Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties had a 31% increase of home-schooled students from 20052005? Common Core wasn’t adopted in New York state until 2010. (the earliest…
