Parents’ education levels are no barrier to achieving homeschooling success an expert said as record numbers of American families turn to the alternative education pathway seeking a safer more stable learning environment for their children amidst the pandemic. Jeremy Newman, the Texas homeschool coalition’s public policy director, told The Epoch Times that it does not matter…
Parents’ Education Proves No Barrier to Homeschooling Success: Expert
Will the Home-Schooling Trend Continue Post-Pandemic?
February 3, 2021
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