With the new school year underway, there are parents across the nation who are deciding to take a less traditional route with their children. According to a recent study released by the U.S. Department of Education, there has been a 62% national increase in home schooling across the past decade.
President, Tim Lambert with the Texas Home School Coalition said the non-profit helps to facilitate thousands of families across the state make the transition from public schools to private schools.
“The U.S. Department of Education sees that the number one factor is that parents can provide a better education with these low parent student ratios,” said Lambert. “Studies show that home schooled students score 30 to 35 percent above the national average.”
The coalition works with attorneys in Austin to help families face any legal issues they could have while working to make the transition. Texas parents used to be prosecuted for attempting to homeschool, until the coalition legal team challenged the state resulting in The Supreme Court decision to classify home schools as private schools.
“We intervene when our members have a problem with a school district, CPS, college admissions, or anything related to a government entity.” said Lambert.
Right now in Lubbock there are nearly 2,000 students in public schools. Lambert said that some parents in the are choose to withdrawal their children due to religious reasons.
“Over the years there have been a lot of Christians who homeschool because they want to integrate their faith, and that continues to be a big reason.
“Over the years
