Legal status and resources on homeschooling in Ireland

Legal status and resources on homeschooling in Northern Ireland

In Ireland, a mother was jailed in a dispute with the government, saying that she shouldn’t have to apply for permission to exercise her fundamental right to homeschool—which is explicit in the Irish Constitution.

Families face attempts to increase monitoring home educators by the National Education Board

A court ruling means Irish homeschoolers no longer risk going to jail for defending their rights and protecting their children’s privacy.

Even as homeschooling continues to expand in the United States, around the world the movement is growing at a rapid pace and many governments are responding favorably.

A new UNESCO report gives short shrift to the millions of families worldwide who find homeschooling a practical and rewarding educational option.

New federal legislation supports the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a treaty that would transfer jurisdiction of state family and education laws to Congress—and ultimately to the UN.