More families are leaving Texas’ public schools for home-schooling. Here’s why. Silas Allen. Mon, June 12, 2023 at 10:45 AM UTC. 12 min read.

There are more than a half million homeschoolers in Texas, who some experts say could make up the bulk of the $1B program.

The Texas Home School Coalition estimates about 750,000 students are taught at home — though it’s hard to measure the popularity of home schooling. Advertisement.

The Faltesek-Harris family works on home school curriculum in a study space Oct. 12, 2023, at the Austin Central Library. Credit: Julius Shieh/The Texas Tribune ...

More families are leaving Texas’ public schools for home-schooling. Here’s why. By Silas Allen. June 12, 2023 5:45 AM.

The Texas Home School Coalition reports that 750,000 children learn at home. If the state provided vouchers to these 1 million children, the state would need $8 billion annually.

Home-schoolers who opt in to the program would receive $2,000 per student. Anita Scott, education policy director for the Texas Home School Coalition, told CNA in an interview that parents ...

Texas Home School Coalition estimates that there are between 500,000 and 620,000 homeschooled students in Texas. However, based on school voucher numbers across the country, Scott doesn’t expect ...

After years of hitting a brick wall, school voucher advocates in Texas are entering next year’s legislative session with better odds than ever of passing a measure that would let parents use ...

But Houston is home to more than 150 private schools, and at least 32 of those have tuition rates under $11,000, meaning that a voucher would cover almost the entire cost. Families seeking private ...