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Home Schooling
A Guide to Selected Government Information Available at WIU's Government Publications Library (Revised -- 7/06) Web version of this guide includes links to web resources.
Federal Government Information
Home Schooling in the United States: Trends and Characteristics. This report offers social, demographic, and geographic characteristics of U.S. home schooling households, as well as examines the potential for future growth. 2001
Homeschooling in the United States, 2003. This report presents 2003 data on the prevalence of homeschooling and the characteristics of these students and their families. It describes the parents' primary reasons for homeschooling as well as the curricular resources used. 2003
Rural Home Schooling and Place-Based Education. Place-based education draws from local culture, history, and geography to create a meaningful curriculum. This paper examines the ways in which place-based curriculum can counter common concerns about homeschooling. 2001
Home Schooling. As part of the OJJDP's online guide entitled Parenting Resources for the 21st Century, this page on home schooling offers various links that are helpful to home schoolers.
lllinois Government Information
"Home Schooling". This article discusses home schooling in Illinois: criticisms of it, reasons for doing it, and ways to accomplish it. A U.S. map shows states with little or no regulation, moderate regulation, or high regulation. Illinois is one of eight states with no regulation of home schooling.
Illinois State Board of Education. Although registration is not mandatory in Illinois, here is the Illinois State Board of Education home school registration form.
Education Expense Credit General Rules and Requirements for Home Schools. Illinois Department of Revenue Publication 119 clarifies the requirements for qualified education expenses for home schoolers. 2005
Legal Information
National Survey of State Laws. The Compulsory Education section of this book outlines each state's educational requirements. Mandatory age, home school provisions, noncompliance penalties, and also the relevant Code sections are given. 2003
"Validity, Construction, and Application of Statute, Regulation, or Policy Governing Home Schooling or Affecting Rights of Home-Schooled Students." Need cases regarding home schooling? This annotation analyzes state and federal case law regarding home schooling.
Illinois School Code. This section of the Illinois Compiled Statutes applies to compulsory attendance.
"Regulating Home Schooling." This article examines home schooling and other alternatives to public schools. Reasons for choosing home schooling, statistics, and state requirements are explored.
People v. Levisen. A ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court that parents have the right to educate their children at home and the responsibility to ensure that the children are receiving appropriate instruction.
Education Law. This six-volume set is kept up-to-date by regular installments and offers a comprehensive analysis of education law, including a section on home schooling in Volume 3 (section 8.03[7]). Table T4 in Volume 7 offers state-by-state analysis of compulsory education requirements and exceptions.
Illinois School Law Survey. A section of this book answers questions relating to home schooling in Illinois and offers relevant case and statutory law. 1998
"Home Schooled Children Gaining Limited Access To Public Schools." Many parents of home schooled children desire that their children be allowed to participate in public school extracurricular activities, but many public schools are refusing this request. This article explores home schooling case law, unsuccess arguments based on constitutional grounds, and state efforts to handle this issue.
"Parental Rights and Responsibilities of Control Over Children's Education." This article examines whether or not parents have a fundamental right to control their child's education and addresses the Parental Rights and Responsibilities Act.
"Home-Schools and Interscholastic Sports: Denying Participation Violates United States Constitutional Due Process and Equal Protection Rights." A look at the growing trend of home schooling and the legislation affecting home school and public school relationships.
Wisconsin v. Yoder. This Supreme Court decision allows noncompliance with the Wisconsin compulsory education statute by members of the Old Amish Order due to religious convictions.
"Parental Rights and Home Schooling: Current Home School Litigation." This article studies the development of parental rights, home schooling litigation, and the unique legal problems presented by home schooling. 1999
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