Federalization is Not the AnswerOther parents have opted out of the public system and have chosen to educate their children at home. Home-schooling is growing rapidly and home-schooled children are outperforming their public-school peers on standardized achievement tests

This is an excellent article about how colleges (notably Stanford University and Columbia College) are encouraging homeschooled students to apply and enroll. Colleges ignore homeschool students at their peril—the demographics of the homeschool population simply cannot be ignored. The most recent estimate is that the homeschool population is increasing by roughly 11% a [...]

Home school’s new homeBeaverton Valley Times, Oregon - Sep 29, 2006… Village Home is designed to supplement those who home-school their children by providing classes, field trips and other learning experiences. …

Virtual Homeschools Up For DebateAs state lawmakers on Wednesday prepared to delve into public virtual home-schooling, the curriculum provider for a virtual elementary school in …

Parents Find Flexibility In Homeschooling About 20 home school families used Friday afternoon for fun and games at Ida Lee Park. Heather Ward was one such parent. She has been homeschooling her children for six years. Earlier this year, it was time for Ward and her husband to make a choice about their 5-year-old daughter.

George Mason University is launching a full slate of online courses for Virginia high school students who cannot attend regular school. “It’s way cool,” said Priscilla Norton, a GMU education professor and director of the new online academy for high schoolers.
The Fairfax university had been developing the program for the past three years, offering online [...]

Homeschooling a great option for some families ALTUS- Not only are public schoolers in full swing, but homeschoolers have started their educational pursuit also. Home education is becoming more and more common in communities throughout the United States. Altus residents Dawn and Ty Holt both have a hand in schooling their children.

Officials Visit Homeschool Families Demanding to See CurriculumFrom the Home School Legal Defense Association – They stated that they were visiting all the homeschoolers in the area, requesting that each homeschool family fill out a form to register their homeschool with …

Family Receives Unannounced Home VisitHome School Legal Defense Association - Sep 11, 2006… Homeschool families in Michigan need to be on alert. These kind of unannounced visits happen from time to time in school districts throughout Michigan. …

Christians Urged To Remove Kids From Schools A minister in California suggests parents remove their kids from public school before they lose faith.