- a variation of homeschool.
home-school
Britishverb
adjective
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Fifteen of 24 studies of academic achievement—62%—reported positive outcomes for home-school students compared with institutionally schooled students.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“The public school enrollment losses also reflect an enduring increase in private and home-school enrollment,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025
One home-school movement has developed a package for families to build “a 200-year plan for family dominion.”
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2024
Declining enrollment levels, driven by a lower birthrate, rising home prices and pandemic flight to home-school and private school options, have complicated the class size picture in recent years.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
Most people were cool about it, but more than a couple were not, and I begged my father to let me home-school for the rest of the year and then the year after.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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