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In 14 states, home educators aren’t required to teach their child any specific school subjects. That means if a homeschooled child’s parents don’t want them to learn math or can’t teach them how to write, then it just doesn’t happen. And what those parents are doing will be perfectly legal.

Across the country, homeschooled children have inconsistent access to public school classes, sports, and other extracurricular activities. That means those children miss out on key opportunities for physical, social, and educational benefits.

In 40 states, parents aren’t required to have a high school diploma or its equivalent to homeschool their children. That means it’s legal for a parent to teach a child at a grade level that the parent didn’t complete themselves.

Only one state consistently assesses homeschooled children’s academic progress. In the other 49 states, there’s no way to know if these children are learning, or if their developmental needs are being met.