Homeschooling is gaining traction in Arizona. With the rise of school choice, a global pandemic that closed schools, and the availability of state-funded school vouchers for any kid in the state — it’s becoming more mainstream.
In fact, homeschooling has increased at a rate of more than 5% across the country in the last year, according to research from Johns Hopkins — that’s nearly three times the pre-pandemic rate of around 2%.
Brooke Bentley is a real estate agent and mom of four in Queen Creek. She started homeschooling her kids four years ago. She also founded what she says is one of the few secular homeschool enrichment programs in the area, called PATH — Progressive Academic Thoughtful Homeschool Collective…