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Pearson, Richard C. – 1996
Home schooling is one of the fastest growing educational options in the United States. In 1995, the National Home Education Research Institute reported the number of home-schooled children to be approximately 500,000 students, one percent of the total school-age population. Parents choose home schooling for various reasons including differences in…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Needs, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education

Reinhiller, Noell; Thomas, Gloria Jean – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1996
Reviews the development of home schooling and compulsory education, explores how special education law is interpreted within the framework of home-based education, summarizes state laws that affect home schooling and special education services in rural Minnesota and North Dakota, and summarizes litigation involving home-schooling and special needs…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy