What Obama’s Education Secretary Got Wrong About Homeschoolers

By:  Lindsey Burke

September 21, 2016 

In remarks Wednesday, Education Secretary John King told the audience he worries that homeschooled students aren’t “getting the range of options that are good for all kids.”

Homeschooling has been growing in popularity in recent years, and now accounts for about 3.4 percent of the school-age population. That’s more than double the percentage (1.7 percent) of homeschooling families in 1999.

That’s great news for families who have chosen to give a customized, tailor-made education to their children, and for the millions of families across the country whose children are thriving as a result of choosing to homeschool.

Yet, in remarks Wednesday to reporters at a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor, Education Secretary John King—although he conceded that there are homeschooling families who are doing well—told the audience he worries that homeschooled students aren’t “getting…

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