Ron Paul Launches Homeschool Curriculum

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Some schools are worse than others when it comes to special education. I used to tutor special education students at a school district, and I thought their program was great. What I did notice was the teacher's frustration over the lack of interest from some of the parents. Some of the parents wouldn't ever come in for a conference and didn't care when the teacher wanted to discuss an issue with them over the phone. Not showing up for parent-teacher conferences has become so much of an issue, states and cities have considered fining parents who don't attend and don't have an excuse.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/02/01/...-teachers/
Detroit Parents Jailed for not Attending Parent Teacher Conferences? - Detroit Urban Education | Examiner.com

At the same time, I don't think homeschooling automatically means more parental involvement. I think homeschooling parents are usually more involved, but just homeschooling in and of itself does not equal more involvement. I've known a few people who got way behind while being homeschooled. The parent finally decided that they no longer wanted to homeschool, and the student ended up being enrolled back into a public school a couple of grades behind. I once had a formerly homeschooled classmate in the 7th grade who was supposed to be in high school! Then, I also had a family friend who fell two grades behind because she kept skipping classes. Her mother decided to homeschool her, but didn't really try to teach her. The girl never graduated high school.