According to this week’s USA Today:
The ranks of America’s home-schooled children have continued a steady climb over the past five years, and new research suggests broader reasons for the appeal.
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And, their top reasons why we homeschool:
• Concerns about the school environment (including safety, drugs, peer pressure): 88%
• A desire to provide religious or moral instruction: 83%
• A dissatisfaction with instruction at other schools: 73%
• An interest in a non-traditional approach: 65%Source: Top home-schooling reasons in 2007 Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey
