Homeschooling is becoming more and more popular as the quality of public education declines

Thank God the option is available to motivated parents.  As Glen Reynolds says, it's almost parental malpractice to send your kid to public school these days.  Just look at California, for example, where the state government has by law institutionalized gender confusion, in a transparent attempt to normalize it.  Most parents have enough trouble with teenage confusion, they don't need the state adding to it. 

From the article:

" According to the National Center for Education Statistics, as of the 2011-2012 school year, that number has grown to almost 1.8 million or approximately 3.4 percent of the school age population. Other sources report numbers well over 2 million.

So, why are more parents making the choice to homeschool? As with many decisions, it’s rarely one single factor. The Department of Education, which surely isn’t happy with the trend, has tracked the issue since 2003. According to its findings:

• In 2003, 85 percent of parents said they chose homeschooling because of “a concern about the school environment” which included worry about safety, drugs or negative peer pressure. That number jumped to 91 percent by 2011.

• In 2003, 72 percent said “a desire to provide religious or moral instruction” was a major reason. In 2011, that number had increased to 77 percent.

• In 2003, 68 percent said “dissatisfaction with academic instruction at other schools” contributed to their decision. By 2011, that was up to 74 percent.

 "And my guess is when the figures are reported related to the past two years you’ll see the number of parents citing “dissatisfaction with academic instruction” spike with the growing uprising against Common Core and national standards. Those who run local homeschooling groups in North Carolina say Common Core is a big factor."

With many urban schools struggling to cope with oceans of non English speakers, as well as uneducable populations that simply have no interest in education of any kind, why wouldn't a concerned parent seek an alternative, be it private, parochial, or home school?

As the author of the article states, homeschooling gets better academic results as well. No surprise there, given the combination of motivated parents and a controlled, non disruptive learning environment.