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Wednesday marked a year since an emaciated man was found in Waterbury by firefighters responding to a house fire the man admitted setting to bring rescuers. His stepmother had kept him captive for two ...

Before Mandy Davis began homeschooling her children, she was their school principal. “I still even felt at arm’s length to my own children’s learning,” she tells Yahoo Life. “I wanted my children to ...

Tess Ulrey is executive director of the Coalition for Responsible Home Education. She was homeschooled herself and is a public school mom who advocates for oversight of homeschooling.

In December, the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics released new estimates on the number of American families homeschooling their children. The new report shows ...

The ubiquity and widespread acceptance of homeschooling as a valid educational option for American families can obscure the fact that homeschooling freedoms were hard-fought. Homeschooling didn’t ...

The rigid protocols of institutionalized special education often prioritize compliance over actual comprehension, leaving ...

Following a post-pandemic dip, homeschooling is gaining momentum again in Virginia as more families choose to educate their children at home.

Homeschooling is regaining momentum in Virginia following a post-pandemic dip as more families choose to educate their ...