Homeschooling

Provision of compulsory education in the home, usually by a parent, as an alternative to traditional public or private schooling.

Resources in this category:

Home Education Information Resource
http://www.heir.org/

"HEIR is a non-partisan, non-sectarian, volunteer-only organization working to ensure that the people of Georgia and their government recognize home study, freely practiced in its diverse forms, as a legitimate choice and value it as a positive force for improving the quality of education."

Home School Legal Defense Association
http://www.hslda.org/

The mission of the HSLDA is to "preserve and advance the fundamental, God-given, constitutional right of parents and others legally responsible for their children to direct their education." Site includes news, articles, information on current lobbying activities, and a bookstore.

National Home Education Network
http://www.nhen.org/

"The National Home Education Network exists to encourage and facilitate the vital grassroots work of state and local homeschooling groups and individuals by providing information, fostering networking and promoting public relations on a national level. Because we believe there is strength in a diverse network of homeschoolers, we support the freedom of all individual families to choose home education and to direct such education." WEbsite includes information about support groups, legislative initiatives, events & conferences, and advice for new homeschoolers and on homeschooling teens.