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Homeschooling is on the rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Since 2019, the number of students being homeschooled in Virginia has grown by nearly 40%.
The pandemic has changed a lot of things including how children learn. Since the start of the pandemic in 2019, homeschooling in Virginia has increased by nearly 40 percent. Parents who made the switch say they don’t plan to go back to traditional in-school learning. Experts say they are seeing growth in all parts of the state.
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Homeschooling is on the rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Clip: Season 1 Episode 4 | 3m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
The pandemic has changed a lot of things including how children learn. Since the start of the pandemic in 2019, homeschooling in Virginia has increased by nearly 40 percent. Parents who made the switch say they don’t plan to go back to traditional in-school learning. Experts say they are seeing growth in all parts of the state.
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