What homeschool resources are available?

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To get started, most homeschooling families join local support groups. Families often find these groups by word of mouth or through public or private schools, religious groups, or state or national associations. At least one homeschooling association is active in every state. These groups offer advice and information and hold conferences at which families who school at home discuss legal, philosophical, and teaching issues.

Parents can also find guidance in books, magazines, and newsletters. This brochure's companion piece, Home Schooling Resources for Parents and Students, lists materials and Internet resources that cover a wide range of homeschooling issues.

Some school districts have established centers at which families may enroll in classes or obtain resources and instructional support. Such arrangements are called shared schooling, dual enrollment, or assisted homeschooling. Some districts also allow homeschoolers to attend public school part-time. Many private schools, some public schools, and the state of Alaska provide homeschoolers with texts, materials, and support. homeschoolers also rely on libraries, museums, parks department programs, churches, civic associations, and other local institutions.

[The answer above is excerpted from a homeschooling brochure written by Patricia M. Lines, Senior Research Analyst, National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking and Management, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education.]

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These days you can find lots of guidance and resources on the Internet. Please refer to the suggested sites for specific information.

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