Governor's Home Education Week Proclamation State of Texas Office of the Governor With more than 75,000 families strong, Texas leads the nation in the number of home school families. These families are dedicated to raising their children to be well-educated and involved citizens of our great state and country.
Home schooling is the most traditional of all educational techniques.
It allows parents to develop and implement a learning program based on their children's individual needs and the family's beliefs and values. A district court ruling in 1987, subsequently upheld by the Texas Supreme Court, confirmed the right of parents to home school their children, so long as they follow certain minimal guidelines. First, there must be 'bona fide' instruction going on in the home. Second, home schooling parents must have a curriculum or formal plan of learning. Third, five basic subjects must be covered reading, spelling, grammar, math and citizenship or civics.