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  2. In "The Condition of Education 2000–2009", the National Center for Education Statistics of the United States Department of Education reported that in 2007, the number of homeschooled students was about 1.5 million, an increase from 850,000 in 1999 and 1.1 million in 2003. [140]

  3. Homeschooling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    (For example, as stated above, Texas considers the successful completion of a homeschool education equivalent to graduation from a public or private school. [54]) Homeschooling is increasingly becoming recognized as a viable alternative to institutional education, and fewer families are targeted for prosecution.

  4. Homeschooling - Wikipedia

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    Other scores (1999 data) showed mixed results, for example showing higher levels for homeschoolers in English (homeschooled 23.4 vs national average 20.5) and reading (homeschooled 24.4 vs national average 21.4) on the ACT, but mixed scores in math (homeschooled 20.4 vs national average 20.7 on the ACT as opposed to homeschooled 535 vs national ...

  5. Homeschooling is booming. How can the U.S. get it right?

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    Homeschooling is a key element of the larger school choice movement, in which parents and legislators are working to create more education options outside of the public school system, including ...

  6. K–12 education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The public education system does provide the classes needed to obtain a GED (General Education Development) and obtain a job or pursue higher education. [58] The largest public school system in the United States is in New York City, where more than one million students are taught in 1,200 separate public schools.

  7. School choice in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As public education grew during the 1900s, homeschooling dropped. Since 2000, the number of children educated at home has increased, particularly in the US. Laws relevant to home education differ: in some states, the parent needs to notify the state that the child is to be educated at home, while in others, at least one parent must be a ...

  8. School choice - Wikipedia

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    As public education grew during the 1900s, homeschooling dropped. Since 2000, the number of children educated at home has increased, particularly in the US. Laws relevant to home education differ: in some states, the parent needs to notify the state that the child is to be educated at home, while in others, at least one parent must be a ...

  9. National Center for Education Statistics - Wikipedia

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    The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States. It also conducts international comparisons of education ...