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DECATUR, Ga. - GeorgiaChron -- PDF of Press Release at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Oq69I5rSKUj...
The Georgia Black Home Educators Network (GBHEN) (https://georgiablackhomeeducators.org/) is thrilled to announce the "Flourish Family Homeschool Conference," a two-day school choice event on January 30-31, 2025, at New Life Church and Community Center in Decatur, GA. This parent-first education conference is designed to equip families with the tools and resources they need to succeed in home education. The conference will feature three diverse audience tracks (Parent-as-Educator, Educational Entrepreneurs, and Teen Programming). We prioritize fixed-budget, Black, Brown, neurodiverse, single-parent, grandparents as guardians, and rural families, providing them with a critical on-ramp to homeschooling.
Why It Matters
The Georgia Department of Education reported a rise in homeschoolers from 59,000 in 2015 to 91,000 by 2022. Nationally, Black families represent the fastest-growing homeschool population, with more than 3.7 million homeschooled students across the U.S. According to the 2020 Census, Black families now make up 16.1% of the homeschooling population. (https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/01/us/black-families-home-school-reaj/index.html)
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Recent Georgia legislation like Senate Bill 233 (https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64762): Georgia Promise Scholarship Program (https://mygeorgiapromise.org/), an education savings account (ESA), has further empowered families by providing eligible households with a $6,500 voucher for tuition, homeschool expenses, tutoring services, physician/ therapy services, curriculum, and more. Additionally, ESAs have spurred educational innovation by fostering models like micro-schools (https://www.parents.com/microschooling-for-blac... hybrid approach combining the advantages of homeschooling and traditional schools with small class sizes and personalized instruction. Micro-schools, similar to the Rosenwald School Project (https://www.abhmuseum.org/the-rosenwald-schools...), uniquely benefit Black children by offering individualized curricula (https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/parenting/w...) that cater to diverse learning styles, creating culturally responsive environments that celebrate Black heritage, and promoting holistic development through strong community connections and authentic mentorship.
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The Georgia Black Home Educators Network (GBHEN) (https://georgiablackhomeeducators.org/) is thrilled to announce the "Flourish Family Homeschool Conference," a two-day school choice event on January 30-31, 2025, at New Life Church and Community Center in Decatur, GA. This parent-first education conference is designed to equip families with the tools and resources they need to succeed in home education. The conference will feature three diverse audience tracks (Parent-as-Educator, Educational Entrepreneurs, and Teen Programming). We prioritize fixed-budget, Black, Brown, neurodiverse, single-parent, grandparents as guardians, and rural families, providing them with a critical on-ramp to homeschooling.
Why It Matters
The Georgia Department of Education reported a rise in homeschoolers from 59,000 in 2015 to 91,000 by 2022. Nationally, Black families represent the fastest-growing homeschool population, with more than 3.7 million homeschooled students across the U.S. According to the 2020 Census, Black families now make up 16.1% of the homeschooling population. (https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/01/us/black-families-home-school-reaj/index.html)
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Recent Georgia legislation like Senate Bill 233 (https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64762): Georgia Promise Scholarship Program (https://mygeorgiapromise.org/), an education savings account (ESA), has further empowered families by providing eligible households with a $6,500 voucher for tuition, homeschool expenses, tutoring services, physician/ therapy services, curriculum, and more. Additionally, ESAs have spurred educational innovation by fostering models like micro-schools (https://www.parents.com/microschooling-for-blac... hybrid approach combining the advantages of homeschooling and traditional schools with small class sizes and personalized instruction. Micro-schools, similar to the Rosenwald School Project (https://www.abhmuseum.org/the-rosenwald-schools...), uniquely benefit Black children by offering individualized curricula (https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/parenting/w...) that cater to diverse learning styles, creating culturally responsive environments that celebrate Black heritage, and promoting holistic development through strong community connections and authentic mentorship.
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- Technology Equity: 150-200 FREE laptops are distributed in partnership with Compudopt (http://compudopt.org), a nonprofit championing digital equity.
- School Choice & Neurodiversre Student: Workshops train parents to resource needs of an IEP.
- Fresh Educational Topics: Black Homeschooling Fathers and College Preparatory Homeschooling Through High School even to the IVY Leagu (https://nipa-ga.com/)e
- Social Justice Education and School Choice: A complete home education for Black families includes "Cultural Restoration: Integrating Heritage and Healing in Homeschooling", a panel discussion with Amber O'Neal Johnston (The Heritage Mom (https://heritagemom.com/about/)), Anita Gibson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-gibson-edu-2b...) (National Homeschool Advocacy (https://www.nhaonline.org/)), and Dr. Cheryl Fields-Smith (https://people.coe.uga.edu/files/August-2023-Vi...) (UGA professor and homeschool researcher).
Source: Georgia Black Home Educators Network Inc
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