Summarizes four formal studies that measured the academic achievement of home-schooled students. Concludes that the home-schooled student is not necessarily academically disadvantaged. Asserts that public school administrators should assist home-schooling parents with curricular materials, library usage, testing, and extracurricular involvements.…

Recognizing that parents have a great range of options in choosing and creating an education for their child, this book is designed to help parents make an informed, conscious choice about their child's schooling. Chapters in the first part of the guide provide an overview of American education, the mainstream public sector and alternative…