As the rate of students who are homeschooled increases, Regina McCarthy investigates the reasons why parents elect to home school their children. Despite varying reasons, the common thread is that these parents find public school as the wrong place for their children.

As a collector of leather jackets, Stephen Schools transforms them into whatever he thinks will look nice. Dana Bialek profiles work on repurposing jackets.

Richard Sitler captures the home life of Kelly Randall, a student at Central Beauty School.

At risk of flunking out from school systems, Kristin Myers is an at-risk student. Christine Clark documents how Myers struggles in school and the impact it has on her life.

Laura Neale investigates the activities and programs for students at School Around Us. Neale speaks with teachers, students, and parents to understand how this form of alternative schooling works.

Bill Petrie captures the activities and programs for students at School Around Us.

Katherine Bordwell documents the work done by Wilderness School founder and head instructor Dan Fisher and others at Fisher's Wilderness School in Brunswick.

At risk of flunking out from school systems, Kristin Myers is an at-risk student. Tonee Harbert captures how Myers struggles in school and the impact it has on her life.

At Reiche School in Portland, students are able to participate in a multilingual program, blending different social classes and cultures together. Jennifer Fayocavitz covers the stories of immigrants in Maine who attend Reiche School and their experiences at the school.

At Reiche School in Portland, students are able to participate in a multilingual program, blending different social classes and cultures together. Amy E. Conn captures images of immigrants in Maine who attend Reiche School.

In the struggling town of Millinocket, Stearns High School started an international exchange program to help bring in revenue. Ashley Cleek documents the lives of the three Chinese exchange students at the school, as they live in a former mill town and learn English.

Julia Johanson documents the activities at The New School, an independent high school in Kennebunk, Maine.