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Homeschooling in the United States constitutes the education for about 3.4% of U.S. students (around 2 million students). It is a subject of legal debate; not about the right to home school but about the amount of state regulation and help that can or should be expected. United States Supreme Court precedent appears to favor educational choice, as long as states set standards.〔See Runyon v. McCrary, 427 U.S. 160 (1976); Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972); Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925); Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390 (1923).)〕 ==Prevalence== Originally homeschooling in the United States was practiced mainly underground or in rural areas. In the 1970s, several books called attention to homeschooling, and more families began to homeschool their children. As of 2006, about 1.1 million students were homeschooled.〔Hughes, Kristine. "(School offers new twist on classical education )." ''The Dallas Morning News''. Monday June 12, 2006. Retrieved on October 12, 2011.〕 The United States Department of Education estimates that 1.5 million k-12 students were homeschooled in the United States in 2007 (with a confidence interval of 1.3 million to 1.7 million), constituting nearly 3% of students.〔(1.5 Million Home-schooled Students in the United States in 2007 ) Issue Brief from Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. December 2008. NCES 2009–030〕 In these estimations, students were defined as being homeschooled if their parents reported them as being schooled at home instead of at a public or private school for at least part of their education, and if their part-time enrollment in public or private school did not exceed 25 hours a week, and excluding students who were schooled at home primarily because of a temporary illness.〔 About four out of five homeschoolers were homeschooled only, while about one out of five homeschoolers was also enrolled in public or private school for 25 hours or less per week.〔 By 2006 increasing numbers of homeschoolers partook in private school and home and public school and home partnerships. Home school families opt for them to help teach subjects, such as foreign languages and sciences, that are more difficult to teach. In addition many families do partnerships to help their children compete in academics and athletics with non-homeschooled children. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, around 2006, 18% of homeschooled students attend a public or private school on a part-time basis. Some students take one or two classes at traditional school campuses. Some spend several days per week on campuses that are designed to educate part-time students.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Homeschooling in the United States」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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