Amid ongoing school shutdowns, homeschooling rates skyrocket across the country

The number of American children being homeschooled has jumped significantly this year, spurred by the ongoing pandemic and accompanying school shutdowns that have left much of American public and private education hanging in limbo for the foreseeable future. 

Long more of a niche subculture in the U.S. than a mainstream phenomenon, homeschooling’s popularity has greatly broadened in recent decades, driven in large part by legal victories that have expanded homeschoolers’ rights and educational companies now meeting the demand from families for a wide variety of tools for home instruction. 

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