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Many parents do not stop and think about their child’s education. Perhaps, they should. It is one of the most important decisions a parent will make for their child. There are many choices of schooling: public school, private school, on-line school, satellite ....

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.... Academically, homeschooled children scored significantly higher in every grade level of the ITBS and TAB (tests given to children to measure academic progress) than private or public schooled children. Homeschooled children outperform other students by 30-37 percentile points in all subjects. In grades 1-4, children perform an average of one grade level higher. In 5th grade, the gap begins to widen and by 8th grade, they average four grade levels ahead. Family race and income, child’s gender, and parent’s education does not seem to affect the test scores for homeschooled children as it does for public and private school children. Among white ....