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Arkansas Home Schooler Earns Perfect Score on ACT

Feb 22, 2022Jerry CoxEducation, Home SchoolEducation, Home School

The Education Alliance is proud to announce that eleventh grade home schooler Alison Giggleman of Roland recently scored a perfect 36 on the ACT.

The ACT is one of the most widely-recognized standardized tests for assessing college readiness. Scoring a perfect 36 on the ACT puts Alison in the top 99th percentile of students who took the test and unlocks incredible opportunities for her when it comes to enrolling in college and qualifying for academic scholarships.

Home schoolers in Arkansas have a solid reputation for academic achievement. They routinely outperform other students on standardized tests, and many have gone on to graduate from prestigious colleges and universities.

I hope you will join us in congratulating Alison and her parents, Charles and Mika, for her accomplishment.

Photo by Nguyen Dang Hoang Nhu on Unsplash

Home Schooling On The Rise

Oct 5, 2021Jerry CoxHome School, VideoHome School, Video

New data shows home schooling is on the rise across the nation.

Watch this video to learn more.

Homeschooling Spikes Thanks to the Pandemic

Oct 4, 2021John StonestreetHome SchoolHome School

*John Stonestreet, Radio Host and Director of the Colson Center*

Recently, the US Census bureau reported, somewhat diplomatically, “It’s clear that in an unprecedented environment, families are seeking solutions that will reliably meet [the needs] of their children.” That’s an understatement.

The New York Times reports that just last year, more than 1 million children did not enroll in kindergarten. The impact of learning loss from missed school time has parents worried across every grade. After years of the nationwide percentage of homeschool families hovering around 3.3 percent, that number jumped to 11.1 percent in the fall of 2020.

If all of this means a renewed emphasis on parental involvement, that’s a good thing. Whether homeschooled or otherwise, involved parents consistently predict far better educational outcomes for kids. Which makes sense, because parents are the primary, God-given guardians of their children’s future.

Education begins in the home. Or, as Tina Windebank put it over at Citizenlink, “Relax! Your kids are already homeschooled.”