Utah parents who favor teaching their children in the home rather than putting them on a bus for public school will meet at a convention that starts today at Brigham Young University.

The Utah Home Education Association's 18th annual convention and curriculum fair begins at 7 p.m. in the Wilkinson Center with a graduation ceremony and concert by the Swan family, national leaders in the home school movement.Workshops begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Topics range from "Exploring Children's Literature" to "Teaching Your Children the Constitution."

Conference organizers claim more than a million children, including 25,000 in Utah, are being taught successfully at home by their parents.

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Admission is $28 for adults and $12 for teenagers.

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