Because parents are placing increasing numbers of their children (100,000 more per year) in nontraditional (and sometimes unaccredited) schools for reasons that include religious concerns and dissatisfaction with public schools, state education policymakers are being asked to change laws requiring certified teachers in primary schools and compulsory school attendance. This paper examines issues of interest to such policymakers: testing data for unapproved education, state education requirements, court challenges, and policy alternatives questions, and implications. (PB)