Home Schools Becoming More Popular Among Blacks
New Pittsburgh Courier: "RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - When Denise Armstrong decided to teach her daughter and two sons at home instead of sending them to public school, she said she did so thinking she would do a better job than the school of instilling her values in her children.
At the time, Ms. Armstrong was the only Black parent at gatherings of home-education groups. But she said that has been changing.
'I've been delighted to be running into people in the African-American home-schooling community,' said Ms. Armstrong, who lives in Chesterfield County.
The move toward home schooling, advocates say, reflects a wider desire among families of all races to guide their children's religious upbringing, but it also reflects concerns about other issues like substandard schools and the preservation of cultural heritage."
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