Today’s Solutions: December 17, 2025

More parents than ever before are choosing to homeschool their children.Recent data from the U.S. Department of Education shows explosive growth in homeschooling among American families. In the U.S., the movement has grown by 62 percent in the last decade. Homeschooled students now represent about 3.4 percent of the school-age population, a percentage that has kept increasing. Parents say that homeschooling meets the needs of their children better and allows them to be more flexible with time. Homeschooling seems to become a more acceptable alternative for public schooling.

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