Is it true that most states have home school programs for students?

Washington state has a public school at home program called Washington Virtual Academy. Individual districts in this state also have some public school at home programs. I don't know of any who provide a teacher to come to your home, instead they meet with you for an hour a week, or in some cases do a phone consult once a week.

For my family, I prefer the independent route. When you come under the leadership of these programs you are not legally a homeschooler anymore, legally you are a public school student enrolled in an Alt Ed. program. This means you can't completely choose your own curriculum, but must use something that the State or districts approves of. It also means that you must take the States test, when as an independent homeschooler you can choose from a variety of Standardized Tests or Assessments.

A few districts have programs where you can just use resources and maintain your independence, but they are few and far between.

We do have the right under Washington State law to get ancillary services such as speech therapy, sports participation, etc. So the schools can't deny us this even they want to. We often do have to remind them of this law though, they won't bring it up.

Oh, and I don't know if some of the answers you saw were mine or not, but I have said "many" states offer these programs, I wouldn't say "most" because I don't know that for sure. What I do know is that it is a growing trend. Public Schools are losing students, and therefore funding, these programs enroll some students who would otherwise homeschool on their own, and the school gets as much money for these students as they get for the students in the classroom.

Florida has their Florida Virtual School. There is no charge for Florida residents, non residents do have to pay a fee. It is considered public school and the students get a diploma.They provide/dictate the curriculum but they don't provide the computer that is needed to preform the work. We have a homeschool friendly state for the most part. Our Governor ( Charlie Crist) has even signed a proclamation commending the efforts of homeschoolers. http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/fl/200703300.asp

Our local school district has dedicated several pages on the county school board site that gives info about the legalities of homeschooling and offers links to curriculum (even a link to Christian curriculum sites!) and offers tips and guidance.

I live in Alaska, where the state has homeschool options. It is cheaper for rural areas, and a lot of people here just prefer it to the long commutes to school that many children must make, especially at young ages.

They buy my books, provide an advisor, and regular standardized testing. If my kids are not learning anything, they can make me send them to school, or subscribe to a correspondence school that does regular testing (like weekly, or monthly)

The second link below has the homeschool support organizations in every state, and what that state will do for homeschoolers.

I've always understood that to mean that programs are available for students in the different states (put on by support groups, for example), not that the programs are sponsored by the state. Or that they are referring to at-home programs run through various schools (likely dependent on the district or school in question). Some people just assume that many states have it because they know one person who does it.

I don't know of any state that will do that unless a student is too impaired to attend public school. What the states do have is a home school curriculum and guidelines a parent must follow.... but parent is the teacher and the supplier.

Go to http://www.youcanhomeschool.org/starthere/default.... You can find your state's homeschooling laws on here, as well as homeschooling organizations to help you figure out what you need.

If you are looking for high school, there are MANY online high school sites, like Keystone and Penn Foster. I also found this online:http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/

Good luck!!

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