Milke, Mark. (2010, November 8). School choice in Canada: Lessons for America. Backgrounder Heritage Foundation, No. 2485. Retrieved 7/18/13 from http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/11/school-choice-in-canada-lessons-for-america.  (Homeschooling is a significant topic of this paper. Presents number of homeschool students in Alberta. “Alberta has been the most innovative, flexible, and supportive province in Canada as it concerns homeschooling” (p. 7). Implicitly, if not explicitly, promotes state/tax-supported homeschooling or public school at home programs. “Abstract: In Canada, the province of Alberta has long encouraged school choice. Historically, Alberta has had two school systems between which parents may choose: the “public” system and a “separate” system. Other Alberta choices include charter, private, and French-language schools. Homeschooling is encouraged and supported by the provincial government, and “blended” programs are available where children can take some courses at home and others at school. This large variety of educational choice has led to positive results. International test results have placed Alberta students among the world’s top performers, including immigrant children who fare equal to or better than non-immigrant children. In Alberta, parents expect—and have—a wide variety of educational options for how to educate their children, a policy outcome that American states should emulate” (p. 1).) (Keywords: school choice, private education, homeschooling, public schools, public school at home)