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The pandemic has completely disrupted traditional school systems across the U.S., with approximately 1.5 million students leaving public school in 2020-2021, and homeschooling more than doubling since March of 2020. You too may be homeschooling because of the pandemic, or you may know families who have chosen homeschooling over other options. Current research is showing […]

According to several homeschool studies, a growing number of educators are homeschooling. In a Hanover Research study, commissioned by Time4Learning, 36 percent of the 976 survey respondents said they were employed in K-12 education. Why is that? Teachers are increasingly challenged by shifting state requirements, staff shortages, and increased demands for virtual instruction, all while […]

Did you know that before the first truancy laws were put into place in the early 1850s, most parents in America educated their children at home? The education involved fundamental reading, writing, and arithmetic. Yet, children also learned practical life skills while also completing their daily household chores. This was the norm, and the term […]

From the earliest days as a homeschool curriculum provider, Time4Learning has had a special relationship with military families. Due to their frequent need to move from base to base, military families make natural homeschoolers. Those who use our program have not only spread the word about Time4Learning, but worked with us to shape resources and […]

As a child, Jamie Gaddy always dreamed of being a teacher. She followed her dream and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. During her career as an educator, she taught everything from preschool to junior high school. During that time, something caught her attention. “I noticed that a lot of my fellow teachers […]