TAMPA, Fla. - Florida public schools are experiencing a steep drop in enrollment, with Hillsborough County alone losing 7,000 students since last year. A major driver of that decline is the surge in homeschooling.

At Ovations Dance Academy in Tampa, the ballet studio now doubles as a classroom. Owner Orlando Peña saw the trend and created a homeschool-friendly space where kids can balance academics and dance.

What they're saying:

"My daughter’s homeschooled because of the freedom and the flexibility… It opens up a world of opportunities," said Elena Luyo, a homeschooling mother.

"She was just getting too stressed out… I can’t have her going to school with anxiety and stomach aches," said Louwanda Barnes, another homeschooling mother.

"The homeschooling was so popular in Florid

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