HSOA Eagle Report – education law, homeschool trends, and what’s actually happening in schools.
The test-optional era is collapsing at the top of the market, and most families haven't recalibrated. Yale's reversal isn't the whole story — it's the signal that a larger fork in the road has arrived. Here's how to read it before your student builds their fall prep calendar.
The headlines called it a recovery. Look closer and you'll find a split-screen disaster: younger students bouncing back while 13-year-olds flatline, and a reading-for-fun statistic that should end the debate about whether traditional schooling is working.
Elementary students are clawing back COVID learning loss. Teenagers are not — and the clock has nearly run out on them. The NAEP data split is the most important education story nobody is talking about loudly enough.
Homeschooling is at record enrollment nationwide, and states are responding in two completely opposite directions. Florida is cutting parents checks. New York is demanding portfolios, physician sign-offs, and annual assessments. Pick your side of the split screen.
The test-optional era is ending. Yale and UC faculty are reversing course. Here's what it means for your family and the 2025-2026 college admissions cycle.