“Homeschooling in the United States: Trends and Characteristics”
Read an August 2001 report on homeschooling in America by Kurt J. Bauman of the Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.
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“Homeschooling in the United States: 2003”
Read the executive summary of “Homeschooling in the United States: 2003,” from the National Center for Education Statistics. NCES is the primary federal repository for education data.
“Supporting Public Education: Resources for Advocacy and Action”
The Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have issued statements or resolutions supporting public education, according to resources offered by the Baptist Center for Ethics.
“On Engaging the Direction of the Public School System”
In 2006 the SBC passed a resolution that encouraged “all Southern Baptist churches to solicit individuals from their membership to engage the culture of our public school systems nationwide by running for election to their local school boards and exerting their godly influence upon these school systems.”
“SBC calls for cultural engagement; education resolution declined”
In 2004, the Southern Baptist Convention rejected a resolution that would have included a declaration against public school education and called for adherents to remove their children from public schools. Read about it in a June 16, 2004, article from The Baptist Press.
Bill Devlin
Bill Devlin is president of Redeem the Vote, a nonprofit organization that works to engage young people of faith in politics, especially through a voter registration drive. The group has been called the evangelical answer to MTV’s Rock the Vote. Contact Don Stillman in public relations.
“The Battle of H.R. 6”
In February 1994, Christian homeschoolers were organized by the Home School Legal Defense Association to stop an amendment to HR 6, a reappropriation bill for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, that could have required teacher certification in some homeschools. Read the defense association’s account of the campaign.
HSLDA: State Laws
The conservative Christian advocacy group Home School Legal Defense Association offers a map to show the level of regulation in each state.
“The Legalities of Homeschooling”
HomeSchoolFacts.com offers a map linked to pages of information on teacher certification and other requirements for each state.