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Direct linkRay, Brian D. – National Home Education Research Institute (NJ3), 2009
This is a brief review of research on a variety of topics related to home education and answers the most common questions asked regarding Homeschooling. Examples of the topics addressed are: the teaching parent's education level, academic achievement of students, population growth, philosophy, government (state) regulation and homeschool…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Academic Achievement, Population Growth, Social Development
Kilgore, Peter – 1987
In Maine and across the nation, increasing numbers of parents are choosing to educate their children at home, often illegally. The anarchistic home schooling movement springs from various motivations: religious views, pursuit of independent lifestyles, desire to spend more time with one's children, and others. Whatever their reasons, home…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Nontraditional Education
Henkel, Jane R. – 1990
To provide information about legal decisions on home-based private education programs, court cases decided since 1980 and the courts' analyses of constitutional issues raised during litigation are summarized. The memorandum discusses cases that involved challenges to the constitutionality of state home schooling regulations and are based on: (1)…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textLines, Patricia – 1985
This paper, the third in a series, explores some of the implications of compulsory education for public schools, private schools, and home instruction. Based on prior studies and on interviews with 120 education leaders in 15 states, the paper reviews compulsory education policies throughout the nation. It concludes with a recommendation that…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Court Litigation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
McCurdy, Jack – 1985
There are parents and students who are to be won or lost depending on which sector--public or private--answers their calls for programs to match their learning styles and desire for rigor, vitality, and variety. This report examines where choice has evolved from, what it offers parents and students, and how its disappearance could affect this…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Catholic Schools, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education
Hess, Frederick M. – 2002
The purpose of this policy report is to bring coherence to discussions about school reform and to encourage policymakers to use a consistent metric when judging whether reform proposals are serving the needs of children and the nation. The current confusion and policy debates over what is a public school--brought about by recent educational…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Responsibility
