Sadly, the article seems to be a cheap ideological button-pusher, and never even attempts to answer the "Why Is the Press..." question. Sure, the Teaching-Educational Complex doesn't like home schooling. But the WSJ could easily learn if (say) teachers' pension funds were buying controlling interests in news organizations - and publish a real news story about that.
My theory: With the huge number of home-schooled kids, there's a never-ending supply of outrageous & clicky "Home Schooler Does X!" long-tail stories for the Press to cash in on. Vs. grim stories about bottom-of-the-curve public school districts would both require the journalists to do more work, and attract accusations of racism & such.
My theory: With the huge number of home-schooled kids, there's a never-ending supply of outrageous & clicky "Home Schooler Does X!" long-tail stories for the Press to cash in on. Vs. grim stories about bottom-of-the-curve public school districts would both require the journalists to do more work, and attract accusations of racism & such.