and up takingcommunity college classese high school years, survey done on homeschoolers by doctor peter gray who is a psychology professor and on schooling advocate in my book, he and his colleagues discovered that homeschoolers did spend time during the high school years taking community college classes in getting a degree at the same age that their peers would get a high school diploma and then being able to enroll in a four-year university transfer and save quite a bit of money it's really practical approach particularly now with skyrocketing tuition rates at universities. >> it seems that the homeschool in the unschooled movement have grown exponentially in the last 20 years is that saying something about public education? >> it has grown tremendously over the past couple of decades, the first year the u.s. department of education begin tracking homeschoolers was 1998 at the time they counted 850,000 that number to 2 million, just under 2 million in 2016 and over the past year when the school shutdown since up again underpinned them a week in a march 2020 we seen a tripling of the homesc

peter, that headline almost could have been used in the last few weeks ago, but this report has yet to be published. how do you see it? clearly, almost regardless of what sue gray'sof what sue gray's report, this has been going _ sue gray's report, this has been going on— sue gray's report, this has been going on for so long now that it looks_ going on for so long now that it looks increasingly likely that there will have _ looks increasingly likely that there will have to be a vote of no confidence in borisjohnson — if only— confidence in borisjohnson — if only to — confidence in borisjohnson — if only to lance the boil, to try and draw_ only to lance the boil, to try and draw a _ only to lance the boil, to try and draw a line — only to lance the boil, to try and draw a line under it. i suspect downing — draw a line under it. i suspect downing street will do its absolute best to _ downing street will do its absolute best to be muscular and make an apology. — best to be muscular and make an apology, and move on and avoid those 54 letters _ apology, and move on and avoid those 54 letters going in. but increasingly, i think if you are a tory— increasingly, i think

sir peter fahy is the former chief constable of greater manchester police. he explained how the investigations by the met and sue grayterviews, while they still need to be carried out, are more perfunctory. as i say, i think part of the issue will be the issue about clarifying the legal definition and whether sue gray has been able to get the evidence which puts this, really, a very clear side of this line. the news that the police are investigating the various gatherings, alleged parties in downing street and whitehall will pile more political pressure on prime minister, borisjohnson. very shortly after the revelation there was a birthday celebration for him in number 10 was a birthday celebration for him in number10 injune was a birthday celebration for him in number 10 injune of 2020. well, while dame cressida made her announcement at the london assembly, downing street cabinet ministers were leaving a meeting, and the leader of the house of commons, jacob rees—mogg, spoke to reporters in defence of the prime minister. the government has done an amazing job. the vaccine roll—out, the furlough programme, the econom

happened in number 10 — questions from the press, questions from sue gray, and now questions from the police. we're joined now by sir peterurious to know from your own experiences, why is this investigation happening now, two years after the events we are talking about?— talking about? well, the commissioner _ talking about? well, the commissioner gave - talking about? well, the commissioner gave a - talking about? well, the l commissioner gave a very talking about? well, the - commissioner gave a very clear explanation yesterday. she emphasised that normally the police do not _ emphasised that normally the police do not investigate an offence of this nature, which only carries a fixed _ this nature, which only carries a fixed penalty ticket two years after the event, she said more evidence had become available and she crucially— had become available and she crucially said that it was a matter about _ crucially said that it was a matter about public confidence and public trust. _ about public confidence and public trust. and — about public confidence and public trust, and i think this is the pressure _ trust, and i think