Homeschool-Public School Bonds Growing

Jessica Blanchard:

More parents are supplementing lessons at home by embracing public school partnerships.

Students at the tiny, nondescript public school building in North Seattle have no playground, no formal cafeteria, no sports teams, no bells signaling the end of class.

They come and go as they please, and the nearly 250 who pass through the halls don't even consider themselves public school students.

They're among the more than 20,000 children statewide who are thought to opt out of public schools each year. They and their parents are drawn instead to the flexibility and freedom of homeschooling.

Meanwhile, another Wisconsin virtual high school opens.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 21, 2006 12:37 PM
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