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Colleen Hroncich – Cato Institute, 2023
The growth of homeschooling from a somewhat fringe movement during the 1970s and 1980s to a more widespread and socially accepted approach in recent decades has provided a strong foundation of flexible learning models. When Florida's school choice expansion, House Bill 1, was introduced in January 2023, one of its goals was to allow more…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, School Choice, Financial Support, School Funds
Heuer, William; Donovan, William – Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, 2017
Although many may be surprised at the growth of homeschooling during the past few decades, the real surprise is probably how that growth happened and that it continues. Home school advocates and practitioners have succeeded despite a lack of funding, recruiting efforts, publicity, and grant money from philanthropic billionaires. They have faced…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, School Choice, Educational History, Parent Role
McDermott, Kathryn; Bowles, Susan; Churchill, Andrew – 2003
School choice is a highly controversial topic in Massachusetts. It is estimated that a minimum of 200,000 students are participating in some form of school choice in Massachusetts; when considering intra-district school choice, at least one in four Massachusetts students are in a setting over which their families exercised some form of choice.…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Home Schooling