Since then, the media has identified yet another wave of homeschoolers – “the mainstreamers.” These are families from every conceivable religious, economic, political, and philosophical background in the United States. This wave has been impelled by: homeschooling’s greater visibility as an educational option; local, state, and national homeschooling support groups; easy networking and information sharing via the Internet and e-mail; and continuing government-school problems, such as dumbed-down curriculum, violence, drugs, bullying, and more. These forces have brought up the number of homeschooled children in the United States an estimated 15 to 20% each year for the last 15 years. The ballpark figure now stands at two million and growing.