Virginia homeschooling

A May 14, 2009 article shows homeschooling on the rise in Virginia. Interesting statistics are as follows:


According to the article, there are now 23,000 home-schoolers in Virginia, a number that has increased 37% in the last six years. Alexandria has 86 home-schoolers, five times more than in 2003, and the following numbers are given for several counties:


"More and more Virginia parents are opting for home-schooling. According to the Virginia Department of Education, the number of home-schoolers last year jumped 9 percent statewide.


For example, home-schoolers increased by 44 percent, to 1,049 students, in Loudoun County; by 35 percent, to 470 students, in Henrico County; and by 29 percent, to 2,080 students, in Fairfax County.


If home-schoolers constituted a school district, they would be the 13th-largest in Virginia - with almost as many students as the Richmond Public Schools."


Altavista Journal - http://www.wpcva.com/articles/2009/05/14/chatham/news/news47.txt

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