A new non-partisan study shows that structured homeschooling has a marked positive result compared to public schools. Non-structured homeschooling was inferior to both.
Structured homeschoolers between 5-10 years of age were reading 2.2 years above public schools, and 1/2 year in math.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110908104009.htm
Can we look at including structured programs as an option for families that the education funds can pay for? After all, Internet homeschooling programs are cheap and easy to use.