/UCWE/ - In the last 2 years, the number of families that home school their children has increased to over 20% more to what it was back in the turn of the new century. In 2003, the U.S. Department of Education, via the National Household Education Survey Program, estimated there were 2.1 million home schooled students in the United States. As of today, home schooled children now represent 4.2 percent of the school-age population. Home schooling is now legal in every state as of the last 2 years. Parents engaged in home schooling: 1) feel they can give child a better education at home; 2) do it for religious reasons; 3) want to teach their child particular values, beliefs, and their worldview; 4) develop character/morality; 5) object to what some school teach.

Brilliant Learning Inc. has managed to make home schooling easier with their new online accredited curriculum. It includes live tutors with whiteboard tools that are available when you need them at no extra cost, including program tech support. It includes a comprehensive learning solution now that thousands of students worldwide use. The rich, complete curriculum is research based and aligned to state standards and used by public school systems across the US. The program includes free diagnostic testing which is online assessment testing, ensuring the child is working at the appropriate level. Their courses include instant grading and are complete with automated lesson plans. Practice and mastery level tests provide instant, automated grading.

There are More than 1,800 interactive lessons, Curriculum in 23 subject areas Completely online, no "e-books", Unlimited Live Tutor help – free, 5,500 streaming video clips, Anywhere, anytime access, Practice and mastery level tests, Choice of 27 foreign languages, Progress reports view or print 24/7, Computerized record keeping, and transcripts and now report cards.

Also, part of Brilliant’s programs are the ASE Automotive preparation training, Speech Therapy and Accent Reduction Programs, all-new Christian Home Schooling, and other partnership programs available worldwide.

Run by a newly executive board, is now under the direction of CEO, Anthony House. You can visit their educational site at www.brilliantschools.com.