England issues first report on home schooling

The government in England has issued its first report on the growing practice of home schooling to find out whether rules need to be tightened over how children are taught. Local authorities fear the safety and well-being of "a small number of children" is being put at risk by the "minimal" regulation of standards in home schooling, the Department for Education and Skills said. The draft guidance is the first ever issued on home schooling, for which there are no set standards or curriculum requirements. Authorities have no power to enter homes of, or otherwise see, children to see what type of education they are receiving. Read the article at Guardian Unlimited online.