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Clark, Vanessa P. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In the United States, parents have been homeschooling their children since the colonial ages. Back then, homeschooling was a way of life, and parents provided education at home because there was no such thing as compulsory education or mandatory attendance of any kind. Homeschooling continued as a practice until Horace Mann, in 1850, helped…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Superintendents, Public Schools, Board of Education Policy
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Lehane, Christopher S. – Education Next, 2008
The 2008 presidential election stands as a "change" election. The public's anxiety over the challenges globalization poses to the future of the American Dream is driving a desire for the country to change direction. The American people understand that what will give the nation a competitive advantage in a global marketplace are the…
Descriptors: Credentials, Global Approach, Democratic Values, Public Policy