Aleteia – Fr. Michael Rennier 
In 1999, the year I graduated, a Gallup poll shows there were 850,000 homeschoolers in the United States. Today, there are about three times that and the number is growing at a steady rate. As parents continue to see great value in it, we can expect homeschooling to become even larger as a percentage of the overall population in the coming years. But here’s what’s surprising about homeschooling today: it isn’t simply about religious education anymore. Families of all types are now homeschooling and there’s no single income level, political affiliation, or philosophy that binds them together. Homeschooling covers a typical cross-section of people who all have their own reasons for their choice. In other words, it’s no longer a “fringe” movement. (more)