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Day, Allyson – Learning Languages, 2014
The job description for a homeschool Spanish teacher has many of the requirements one would expect. The candidate must be fluent in Spanish, love working with children, be willing to work with all kinds of learners, communicate well with parents and students, and have great enthusiasm for teaching. The Home School Assistance Program (HSAP) classes…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Programs, Spanish, Teacher Qualifications
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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Glass, Gene V.; Welner, Kevin G. – National Education Policy Center, 2011
Over just the past decade, online learning at the K-12 level has grown from a novelty to a movement. Often using the authority and mechanism of state charters, and in league with home schoolers and other allies, private companies and some state entities are now providing full-time online schooling to a rapidly increasing number of students in the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Online Courses
Stanley, Laurel; Weber, Christine – Understanding Our Gifted, 2010
Raising any child is challenging for parents, but raising a gifted child can be especially demanding. Parents benefit from quality information about giftedness as well as effective parenting strategies for working with very bright youngsters. Parents may wish to better motivate their gifted children, helping them to take personal responsibility…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Home Schooling, School Psychologists, Parent Education
Russom, Dianne – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2006
This article features the Family Child Care Home Education Network (FCCHEN), a groundbreaking program operated by the Riverside County Office of Education's Division of Children and Family Services. The FCCHEN is a network of family child care homes located throughout the Coachella Valley that receive funding for subsidized child care through an…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Child Development, Child Care, State Programs
Hadderman, Margaret – 2002
This report discusses homeschooling as an option for parents looking for educational choice. Keeping track of homeschoolers is difficult since many return to the public schools. Some estimates claim that in the late 1960s there were 10,000 to 15,000 homeschooled children in the U.S. By 1999, those who were homeschooled ranged in numbers from…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Instructional Effectiveness