School districts receive net gain from Homeschoolers

School districts receive net gain from Homeschoolers

From Kate Tsubata of the Washington Times.

In addition to dispelling the myth that home-schoolers — who pay taxes for schools that they don’t use — are somehow costing schools money, the authors cite studies by other researchers that show the value of home-schooling in other areas: home-schoolers have higher self-esteem, fewer behavior disorders, better academic performance, and more college attendance than their peers in public and private schools. Read more…