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More than 53,000 New York children are now homeschooled, triple the number from 15 years ago, as parents abandon a public system where most students in hundreds of schools can't pass basic math or reading exams. New York State recorded 53,905 homeschooled children in the 2025, 2026 school year, a figure that has more than […] The post New York homeschooling surges 200% as parents flee a public school system that spends $37,000 per student — and still can't teach reading appeared first on American Almanac .
More than 53,000 New York children are now homeschooled, triple the number from 15 years ago, as parents abandon a public system where most students in hundreds of schools can't pass basic math or reading exams. New York State recorded 53,905 homeschooled children in the 2025, 2026 school year, a figure that has more than tripled since 2009, 2010 and represents what state data show is the fastest-growing school sector in New York. In New York City alone, more than 14,000 children now learn at kitchen tables, in museums, and in parks instead of public school classrooms. Since 2023, homeschooling statewide has climbed nearly 8%, more than double the 3.1% growth rate for charter schools over the same period, the New York Post reported . The…Open
Uganda's top military commander withdrew his country from Prince Harry's Invictus Games, declaring he would not back anything lacking King Charles III's approval, a pointed rebuke that landed days after the King formally downgraded Harry and Meghan to the status of private citizens. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda's military chief and the son of the country's […] The post Uganda pulls out of Invictus Games after military chief sides with King Charles over the Sussexes appeared first on American Almanac .
Uganda's top military commander withdrew his country from Prince Harry's Invictus Games, declaring he would not back anything lacking King Charles III's approval, a pointed rebuke that landed days after the King formally downgraded Harry and Meghan to the status of private citizens. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda's military chief and the son of the country's president, announced the withdrawal on X in blunt terms. He framed the decision as a matter of loyalty to the British crown, not to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, whose public break with Buckingham Palace has now cost the international veterans' competition one of its newest member nations. The move is a direct consequence of the widening rift between Harry and the royal family,…Open