The U.S. Department of Education has released its periodic review of schooling in America, and it offers a revealing look at the growth of homeschooling.  The picture of contemporary homeschooling offers some real surprises and raises some new questions.

“The Condition of Education 2009” is produced by the National Center for Education Statistics, and it contains a wealth of statistical data.  Approximately 50 million children are enrolled in the public schools for grades K-12.  In 2007 5.9 million children were enrolled in private schools and the percentage of those enrolled in “Conservative Christian schools” increased from 13 to 15 percent of that total.

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