Did you know…

1 That ten United States presidents were educated at home? George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

2 That Albert Einstein, Amadeus Mozart, and John Stuart Mill were home schooled?

3 That during the 2002-2003 school year, an estimated 1.7 million to 2.1 million K-12 level students, or 3-4% of the school-age population, were home schooled? (NHERI)

4 That in nearly every state, the number of children being educated at home is rising about 10% a year? (USA Today, Sept. 3, 2003)

5 That over 1,000 selective colleges have admitted homeschool? (NHEN)

6 That on average, homeschooled children outscore their public school counterparts by 15 to 30 percentile points on standardized achievement tests? (Brian Ray, Research Shows Good Things)

7 That the stereotype of homeschoolers as religious separatists or the offspring of New Age seekers has not been true for years? (USA Today, Sept. 3, 2003)

8 That research has found that only 35% of teaching mothers have a college degree or higher, yet their children score no higher on standardized achievement tests than those being taught by mothers without a college degree? (Charleston Gazette, Feb. 21, 2003)

9 That companies are learning home schooling is a rapidly growing market that means business? The Census Bureau estimates some 30 million children could eventually stay home to learn. (J. Colby, CBS Evening News, Nov 9, 2002).