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The 2014 Freedom in the 50 States study by the Mercatus Center ranks the fifty states by their homeschooling laws including: curriculum control, notification requirements, recordkeeping requirements, standardized testing, and teacher qualifications. The study finds states such as Alaska, Oklahoma, and Kansas as the freest states for ...
Homeschooling is not explicitly illegal in Brazil, it is currently considered a grey area due to a lack of specific federal legislation regulating it; meaning parents can face legal challenges if they homeschool their children without adhering to state-specific rules and requirements, which can vary significantly depending on the region.
The Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC), formerly the National Home Study Council and then the Distance Education and Training Council, is a private and non-profit national educational accreditation agency in the United States specializing in the accreditation of (51 percent or more of) [1] distance education programs of study and institutions.
Home rule in the United States relates to the authority of a constituent part of a U.S. state to exercise powers of governance; i.e.: whether such powers must be specifically delegated to it by the state (typically by legislative action) or are generally implicitly allowed unless specifically denied by state-level action.
(The Center Square) – Nearly 30,000 state jobs will no longer have degree requirements in California after a decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom. “The state has now removed college degrees or other ...
A study which collected all homeschooling outcomes in Alaska (a state where homeschooling is extremely popular due to government financial incentives and support) found that low income students, students of color, and students with disabilities gained the most advantages when being homeschooled, while those from white, well-off families scored ...
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump took another step forward on his plan to put reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners Thursday by signing a memo directing his staff come up with ...
39 states require at least one course in government/civics. [note 1] 21 states require a state-mandated social studies test which is a decrease from 2001 (34 states). 8 states require students to take a state-mandated government/civics test. 9 states require a social studies test as a requirement for high school graduation.