Lindsay Lohan’s 15-year-old sister Ali has been seen partying it up with Linds all across the country ever since the Samantha Ronson break-up, leading many people to question whether or not Ali had dropped out of school. Mother-of-the-year Dina decided to address those questions by releasing a statement to the New York Daily News.  Dina told the News,

She is home schooled. I’m a firm believer in staying in school but, in the business, it’s gotten difficult for Ali to be in school.

Ali reportedly stopped attending classes at her Long Island high school earlier this year. Lately, she’s been spotted on the water in Hawaii, at Hollywood clubs with Lindsay, and wearing Lindsay’s old hand-me-down outfits at red carpet events.

Since she’s been seen out partying past midnight, and shopping and lunching during the day almost every day with Lindsay for the past month or so, we’re really curious about what kind of awesome “home school” program Little Lohan’s mom has her enrolled in.