National Center for Education Statistics

Black American Families Take School Into Own Hands

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While plugging away at college entrance exam preparations, Zion Utsey momentarily jolts up from his laptop and drums on the dining room table, slapping the wood with expert rhythm. “See, that’s the kind of thing you get in trouble for in school,” his mother — and teacher — Monica Utsey says with a satisfied smile. … Read more

Homeschooling Gains Steam As US Debates School Choice

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As her eldest son conjugates French verbs with a tutor, Emily Bradley coaches her three-year-old in speech, while her daughter tackles math drills in the kitchen using colored rods that represent numbers. None of Bradley’s four children — the eldest of whom is nine — have ever attended school. She plans to keep it that … Read more