The College Board recommends that homeschooled students keep detailed records and portfolios to aid them in the admission process. In the 1970s, several books called attention to homeschooling, and more families began to homeschool their children. The Washington Homeschooling Organization (WHO) keeps a list of the individuals who may administer the tests, or non-test evaluation. This principle was recently challenged. Striking up a conversation with a librarian might lead to new knowledge about available resources, as librarians work with homeschooled patrons often.[58]. On what grounds, then, does the Amish Heritage Foundation claim “education [as] a federal right for all children”? A homeschooling family in Southern California had satisfactorily resolved a lower court case concerning parenting issues, but the children's court-appointed attorneys wanted the court of appeals to make a ruling on the topic of homeschooling. Parents give many different reasons for homeschooling their children. The three reasons selected by parents of more than two-thirds of students were concern about the school In 2007, the most common reason parents gave as the most important was a desire to provide religious or moral instruction (36 percent of students). It didn’t give any names, but it described one as a minor who had left the Amish faith, began working in construction, and wanted to attend high school. The U.S. Constitution's prohibition against establishing religion applies to public-school-at-home programs, so taxpayer money cannot lawfully be used to purchase a curriculum that is religious in nature. (For example, as stated above, Texas considers the successful completion of a homeschool education equivalent to graduation from a public or private school.[55]).

[64] Documents that may be required for admission vary, but may include ACT/SAT scores, essays, high school transcript, letters of recommendation, SAT 2 scores, personal interviews, portfolio, and a GED. There are two main types of homeschooling conventions: public and organization (Christian, Secular, Catholic). By contrast, Supreme Court case law has provided that a combination of parental rights and religious liberties provide a broader right of parents and private schools to control the values and curriculum of private education free from State interference. 70—110. "[30], Homeschoolers in Alabama have the option to use a private or church school or to use a private tutor; however since 2014, parents have been recognized as being able to homeschool on their own, independently from a church or private cover, and without needing to meet the qualifications listed under the private tutor option. Other states give parents wide latitude in the type of assessment to be submitted. Furthermore, many states offer more than one option for homeschooling with different requirements applying to each option.

Possess a valid high school diploma (or a higher degree, such as can be obtained through a university), which must be submitted to the district's superintendent—a GED does not fulfill this requirement, Hold a valid teacher's certificate as approved by the state, Provide a distance or correspondence curriculum approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Provide evidence that they, as the teaching parent, can meet the Virginia Standards of Learning objectives, A standardized achievement test that has been approved by the State Board of Education. In August 2008, the court issued a new decision unanimously reversing its earlier decision and the Court further stated that homeschooling was legal in California.[14]. & Zittleman, K.R. Only a short time after compulsory attendance laws became common in the United States, Oregon adopted a statute outlawing private schools. State law requires notification only if the child was previously in a public school and is withdrawn; the notification required is merely a letter notifying the school district of the parent(s)' intent, and only one letter is required at the initial decision to withdraw the child from public school and homeschool instead (annual letters are not required). In 2008, a three-judge panel of the California Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that children must be taught by a credentialed tutor or person with a teaching credential. There are also legal questions over the degree of control that a state can exercise on homeschooling families regarding areas like curricula and standardized testing. However, this does not stop many homeschooled students in Virginia from going to college and studying a wide variety of subjects. This case has frequently been cited by other courts in support of the proposition that parents have a right to satisfy compulsory attendance requirements through home instruction. Some larger shows in the United States include, but aren't limited to the following: Overview about homeschooling in the United States, United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Enter Torah Bontrager.

The requirements were clarified in the landmark case "Leeper vs. Arlington Independent School District (AISD)", which put in place clear standards and guidelines for defining a homeschool and removed any doubt about the legality of homeschooling in the State.[43].

The court imposed a national moratorium on the death penalty in Furman v. Georgia the next month and handed down the Roe v. Wade decision less than a year later.

[20] The Court held that a state may not prohibit a parent from satisfying a compulsory attendance requirement by sending their children to private school. [2] The right to homeschool is not frequently questioned in court, but the amount of state regulation and help that can or should be expected continues to be subject to legal debate. In Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205, the Court stressed the limited scope of Pierce, pointing out that it lent "no support to the contention that parents may replace state educational requirements with their own idiosyncratic views of what knowledge a child needs to be a productive and happy member of society" but rather "held simply that while a State may posit [educational] standards, it may not pre-empt the educational process by requiring children to attend public schools."

A homeschooling family can typically do more field trips and visit more places than traditional schools. [33], As Alabama generally does not regulate homeschool, requirements are few. [38] The court granted the petition for rehearing, and unanimously reversed itself, deciding that non-credentialed parents could homeschool their children under California law. Part-time enrollment in public school is rare, but allows for home-instructed students to take some classes (often higher level math and science or electives like foreign language that parents don't feel confident teaching).