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Meet My Teachers: Mom And Dad

February 22, 2006 1 min read
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Religious parents are not the only ones choosing to teach their children at home. Spurred by online access to education resources, a flex-time economy, and an uneasiness about the quality of private and public school education, an increasing number of affluent parents also are opting to turn their living rooms into classrooms. Read more about this growing trend from BusinessWeek.

A version of this news article first appeared in the Around the Web blog.

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