The Fraser Institute: Home Schooling Improves Academic Performance and Reduces Impact of Socio-Economic Factors

From: CCNMatthews Newswire | Date: October 4, 2007 | Copyright information

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 4, 2007) - Home schooling appears to improve the academic performance of children from families with low levels of education, according to a report on home schooling released today by independent research organization The Fraser Institute.

"The evidence is particularly interesting for students who traditionally fall through the cracks in the public system," said Claudia Hepburn, co-author of Home Schooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream, 2nd ed...

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