What one homeschooling family values, another may not. This is truer now than it has ever been

Study: Long-term homeschoolers less likely than non-homeschoolers to have a bachelor’s degree or higher, full-time employment, and a household income above the 2023 national median of $ 80,000 .

They also had the lowest scores for depression and anxiety and the highest scores for life satisfaction and close social relationships.

The long-term cohort also valued marriage and children higher than any other cohort.

There are many ways to measure success of education, and money and education are often good metrics, but they cannot be the only metrics we use.

Amid a mental health crisis, an education that produces happier, less anxious graduates is welcome balm.

Forgoing higher education may provide a level of financial freedom, despite the trade-off in pay.