Today some 1.7 million children are home-schoolers, their ranks growing as much as 15 percent each year. Factor in turnover, and one in 10 American kids under 18 has gotten part of his or her schooling at home. Daniel H. Pink, Reason Magazine, October 2001. September 2001 Decade after relaxed rules sees boom in home schooling NEW Numbers jump from 986 to about 8,494 since '90-91 school year. A double helping of education NEW Home-schooling is no longer just for homes.
Some students spend time daily at traditional schools or even college.
But I do miss seeing my friends every day. Ian Shapira, Washington Post, September 17, 2001. In increasing numbers Kansas parents are opting to educate their children themselves. Carl Manning, Topeka Capital Journal, September 16, 2001. About 150 families that home-school their children gathered Friday and Saturday for the annual Southwestern Homeschooling Network Conference.