The number of students receiving an education at home increased last school year by 4.3%, according to the ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Returning to school should be an exciting time for kids, but the recent spike in school threats is causing a shift in the classroom experience across the country. So what’s ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — As many students return to classrooms, others are going to be learning from home this year. Many parents have decided that homeschooling could be a better option. Kristine Caalim ...

The number of homeschoolers in Virginia has increased by nearly 40% since 2019, making up about 5% of Virginia’s total public school enrollment. There are now around 62,000 homeschoolers in Virginia, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new proposal from a Virginia delegate would roll back standards for homeschooling in the state, eliminating minimum qualifications and educational standards. Under current ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)- Virginia saw a huge spike in homeschooling during the coronavirus pandemic and many parents are planning to stick with it long-term. Virginia Department of Education data from ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA - APRIL 3: Teacher Maria Magallanes, R, homeschools Zola West, 7, a child who lives next door, at the Magallanes home in Alexandria, VA, on Friday, April 3, 2020. In this age of social ...

Homeschooling in Virginia has increased by nearly 40% since 2019, which has been partly fueled by the implementation of critical race theory in classrooms and the coronavirus. "The children don’t ...

Virginia House Bill 1626 would give public schools the option of allowing homeschool students to participate in their athletic programs and other activities. The measure is nicknamed the Tebow bill, ...

JAMES CITY — When the COVID-19 pandemic hit more than three years ago and forced the shutdown of schools across Virginia, Patricia Rosas-Barber, a James City County mother of four, opted to pull her ...

One hundred fifty years ago, parent-led home-based education was a popular choice for many families in Virginia, as it was in many states. Then, in 1908, Virginia enacted the compulsory school ...