Author Archives: David Armstrong

Federal Tax Credit Scholarships are drawing close attention from homeschooling families because the new federal credit is scheduled to begin on January 1, 2027, and research notes for this report show more than 30 states moving toward participation for the 2027 calendar year. For parents who build learning plans around books, tutoring, community classes, field study, and special services, the promise is real. The caution is just as real: homeschool … Read the rest

The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit gives homeschool and private school families a new reason to review education plans carefully before January 1, 2027. For parents, the promise is not simply a larger education marketplace. The practical question is whether a child’s learning plan, state law, and scholarship-granting organization rules line up in a way that can support real expenses without creating confusion.

As a homeschooling advocate, I see this as … Read the rest

Local Education Priorities can help families, homeschool groups, libraries, and adult education providers think more clearly about redirected federal funds. For those of us who care deeply about home education, the issue is not simply whether money moves from one federal office to another. The better question is whether families and local educators can use public information to strengthen literacy, career readiness, and parent learning without making claims the evidence … Read the rest

Homeschool participation trends matter because they show more than a change in enrollment. They point to families making deliberate choices about instruction, time, values, safety, academic fit, and community life. For parents who teach at home, the numbers can be encouraging, but they also call for steady planning: stronger co-ops, better library partnerships, clearer local communication, and learning plans that help children build knowledge across subjects.

During the 2024-2025 school … Read the rest

The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit is drawing attention from private school and homeschooling families because it may affect how scholarships are funded for elementary and secondary education expenses beginning on January 1, 2027. As of October 12, 2026, it was not yet available for taxpayers to claim, so families should treat it as a planning topic rather than a benefit they can use right now.

For homeschool parents, the key … Read the rest

AI literacy courses became a clear priority for New York City high schools after the city announced on September 2, 2026, that high school students would receive required instruction twice per year while younger students faced tighter limits on student-facing generative AI. For homeschool families, the news is more than a public-school policy update. It is a useful signal that families need to teach children how artificial intelligence works, where … Read the rest