The number of homeschooled children dropped by 5.6 percent in the past five years, from 24,076 in 2003-24 to 22,720 during the 2007-08 school year, according to the latest state data available. National data show the number of homeschooled children increased 7 percent last year. Just one county in the region -- Somerset -- experienced growth over that time, by four students or 1.8 percent.One experts believes the growth in cyber schools and charter schools has cut into the homeschooling numbers.
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In-home schooling popularity slipping across state - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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