Category Archives: Policy/Regulation

Expanding Future Farmers of America Membership to Homeschoolers

Record: Matthew J. Kararo and Neil A. Knobloch, “An Analysis of Education-related Policies Regarding the Participation Potential of Homeschool Students in Agricultural Education and FFA” in Journal of Agricultural Education 59(2018): 36-57. [Abstract here] Summary: Matthew Kararo is a Postdoctoral Research … Continue reading

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Homeschooling and Special Education Services

Record: Janet F. Carlson, “Context and Regulation of Homeschooling: Issues, Evidence, and Assessment Practices” in School Psychology 35(2020): 10-19. [Abstract here] Summary: Dr. Janet Carlson is a research professor and associate director of the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University … Continue reading

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THAT KIND OF GIRL: Homeschooling and Female Sexual Health

Record: Madalyn Doucet Vicry, “That Kind of Girl: Effects of Homeschooling on the Sexual Health of Women and Girls” in Georgetown Journal of Gender and Law 18, no. 1 (March 2017). [Abstract Here] Summary: Doucet, who herself was homeschooled in a conservative Christian … Continue reading

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WHERE DO WE BELONG: A Lawyer Argues for Federal Regulation of Homeschooling

Record: Alicia Kreh, “Where do We Belong: A Call for Consistency in Homeschooling Regulation” in University of La Verne Law Review 36 (2015): 237-273. [Contents here] Summary: Kreh, an attorney in Fort Worth, TX, here presents an argument for norming state … Continue reading

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Reaction to Dwyer and Peters, HOMESCHOOLING

In a previous post I summarized the new book by Shawn F. Peters and James G. Dwyer, Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice (University of Chicago Press, 2019).  In this post I will make some comments about it.

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A New Scholarly Book on Homeschooling

Record:  James G. Dwyer and Shawn F. Peters, Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice (University of Chicago Press, 2019). It has been several years now since we’ve had a rigorous scholarly book on homeschooling.  This new book by Peters … Continue reading

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IS HOMESCHOOL COOL? Current trends in American homeschooling

Record: Angela R. Watson (2018) Is homeschool cool? Current trends in American homeschooling in Journal of School Choice, 12:3, 401-425, DOI: 10.1080/15582159.2018.1490378 Summary: Watson, a distinguished doctoral fellow at the University of Arkansas, presents her analysis of recent trends in national home … Continue reading

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PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER CHILDREN’S INTERESTS: An Argument for Abolishing Homeschooling

Record: Martha Fineman and George B. Shepherd, “Homeschooling: Choosing Parental Rights Over Children’s Interests” in University of Baltimore Law Review 46, no. 1 (2016), 57-106. Summary: Fineman, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law at Emory University, and Shepherd, also a law professor at Emory, … Continue reading

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HOMESCHOOLING IN CANADA: Parental Rights and the State

Record: Lynn Bosetti and Deani Van Pelt, “Provisions for Homeschooling in Canada: Parental Rights and the Role of the State” in Pro-Posições 28, no. 2 (May/August 2017): 39-56. [Available Here] Summary: Bosetti, who has enjoyed a distinguished academic career, is currently Head of the … Continue reading

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HOMESCHOOLING & VIRTUAL LEARNING: The Eroding Binary of Public and Private Schools

Record: Aaron Saiger, “Homeschooling, Virtual Learning, and the Eroding Public/Private Binary.” Journal of School Choice, 10, No. 3 (2016): 297-319. [Abstract] Summary: Aaron Saiger is a Professor of Law at Fordham University. In this article he argues that with homeschooling, virtual schools, and … Continue reading

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