How former public school parents took education into their own hands
Students in Amanda Williams’ cottage school have a break after lunch. Under Williams’ model, students are classified as home-schooled, and their parents have total responsibility for their education. Williams teaches 10 students. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Williams)
Here are a few options that parents have taken after opting out of traditional, in-person schooling.
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Daja E. Henry
Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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