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Van Beek, Michael – Mackinac Center for Public Policy, 2013
In this latest installment of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy's new "Schools of Innovation" series, we discuss how Berrien Springs school district is reinventing public school. This study examines how the district has become more racially diverse, enrollment is growing rapidly, and they are using that growth to inject some much…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Public Schools, School Districts, Student Diversity
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Meighan, Roland – Educational Review, 1984
Discusses some of the myths surrounding home-based schooling and some of the activities of Education Otherwise. Myths refuted include compulsory education and the illusion that only qualified teachers can educate at home. (JOW)
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Nontraditional Education, Parent Rights, Political Attitudes
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Huerta, Luis A.; Gonzalez, Maria-Fernanda; d'Entremont, Chad – Peabody Journal of Education, 2006
Cyber and home school charter schools have silently become a prominent part of the charter school movement. These alternative school models differ from conventional schools by relying on parents and the Internet to deliver much of their curriculum and instruction while minimizing the use of personnel and physical facilities. This article examines…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Policy, Internet, Accountability
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1988
This brochure is a response to numerous questions that have been directed to the Superintendent of Public Instruction's Office since the passage of Chapter 441, Laws of 1985, (SSB 3279, the "Home Based Instruction" law). The following information is presented: (1) responses to questions relating to Chapter 28A.27 RCW (compulsory…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Extension Education, Home Programs