Mark on February 4th, 2010
I had missed this story from back in January. It comes from Stories From School, Practice meets Policy
Several years ago my principal and I spent a lunch hour on a home visit to see one of my students. He had been absent for a week, after telling us that he was going to be homeschooled.
This [...]
Valerie on March 12th, 2007
I didn’t even have to check my Google alerts this morning to find blog-fodder. My morning newspaper contained a letter to the editor stating that homeschooling must be held, “accountable for … tragedies.”
A few weeks ago an article was published in the Kansas City Star about the growth of virtual public schools, but [...]
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Montana proposal to eliminate compulsory school attendance creates vigorous discussion
Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, 20 February 2007, Halt mandatory ed, lawmaker says
Rep. Rick Jore, of Ronan, told the House Education Committee Monday that current law, which mandates all children ages 7 to at least 16 attend some type of school, presupposes that the state has the final say in a child’s education.
“Parents are the final [...]
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