The conference opened with a panel discussion, “What’s the growth potential of emerging models?” The bottom line is the growth potential is strong, especially from the growing number of parents and educators seeking alternatives to conventional schooling, with the recent strong rise in the number of homeschoolers leading the list of “education consumers” these schools and businesses seek.

Why should we think of school as an all-or-nothing institution? Part-time school could be one way a family could move toward homeschooling.