From Lancaster And Morecambe Citizen we learn about the controversial Government proposals to monitor home educators:

If the bill is passed, home educators will be forced to join a register, and Cumbria County Council children’s services will have the right to enter their home to ensure they are providing quality education. Parents may also have to [...]

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Children’s Minister Delyth Morgan has accepted in full the recommendations of Graham Badman’s Review of Elective Home Education in England. Badman calls for more study and closer monitoring of homeschoolers in the UK.

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Helen Hegener on December 5th, 2008

HEM Editorial: While the public school programs have effectively served the needs of some families, it is unwise to allow the perception to grow that they are equivalent to homeschooling. The very construct of these public school programs runs counter to the ability of families to handcraft an education for their children.

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Valerie on November 9th, 2007

H.R. 1056: Family Education Freedom Act of 2007
Family Education Freedom Act of 2007 – Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit of up to $5,000 (adjusted for inflation after 2007) per student per year for the cost of attendance at any educational institution (including any private, parochial, religious, or home school) organized [...]

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