The off-handedness of the “home-school” reference in this AP piece on the New Jersey’s gubernatorial race caught my eye. More promises that increasing educational standards will lead to a quality education and a “home-school program” is in the mix.
A twist in education stances in NJ governor’s race
CAMDEN, N.J. – As it usually does, education is [...]
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This short piece, headlined by the latest NCES study, turns out to be an interesting read. While the NCES study is pointed to, this article steps well beyond the norm of the reporting I have seen so far. In it the complex and changing reasons families choose to homeschool is highlighted, anecdotal evidence on the [...]
A Montgomery family sued the Elmore County Board of Education and the Alabama State Board of Education in order to keep their 2 children out of the school and have school assignments done at home. Despite the misleading headline below, they wanted their children to remain enrolled in the public school.
Family Sues to Home School [...]
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Ohio’s educational dilemma Times-Gazette 4/30/2009
Jim Surber
Of course, parents should have the choice to home-school, or send their children to public or charter schools.
The problem, as usual, comes down to money. All property owners (and renters indirectly) in Ohio, pay for public education through real estate taxes.
The remaining cost is paid by the state, again with [...]
“Home schooling is a well-known and established means of education”
That quote in the header was from a Cook County (Chicago) Circuit Court summary judgment in favor of the Chicago Virtual Charter School (CVCS). Why were they talking about homeschooling in a virtual school judgment? This week, the Chicago Teachers Union lawsuit claiming Chicago Public School/IL State Board of Education authorization illegalities was [...]
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