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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
Posted in Curriculum, Policy/Regulation, Public Schools
Tagged Coalition for Responsible Home Education, CRHE, FFA, Florida International University, Future Farmers of America, Home School Legal Defense Association, HSLDA, Journal of Agricultural Education, Matthew J. Kararo, Neil A. Knobloch, Purdue University
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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
Posted in Policy/Regulation, Public Schools, Special Needs
Tagged Hooks v. Clark County School District, IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Janet F. Carlson, School Psychology, University of Nebraska
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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
Posted in Legal, Policy/Regulation
Tagged Georgetown Journal of Gender and Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Madalyn Doucet Vicry, Madalyn K. Doucet, Robin West, sex education
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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
Posted in Legal, Policy/Regulation
Tagged Alicia Kreh, Michigan State University College of Law, University of La Verne Law Review
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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.
Posted in History, Legal, Policy/Regulation
Tagged Dorothy Reed Mendenhall, Hybrid Rights, James G. Dwyer, Los Angeles Home Tutorial Program, Margaret Heidenry, Margaret Mead, Patricia Heidenry, People v. DeJonge, Pierce v. Society of Sisters, Rational Basis, Rita Scherman, Shawn F. Peters, Theodore Roosevelt, Wisconsin v. Yoder, Zachariah Montgomery
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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
Posted in History, Legal, Policy/Regulation
Tagged Home School Legal Defense Association, HSLDA, James G. Dwyer, parens patriae, Police Powers, Shawn F. Peters, University of Chicago Press, University of Wisconsin, William and Mary
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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
Posted in Policy/Regulation
Tagged Angela R. Watson, Journal of School Choice
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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
Posted in Legal, Policy/Regulation
Tagged Alexis De Tocqueville, George B. Shepherd, Martha Albert Fineman, Meyer v. Nebraska, Pierce v. Society of Sisters, University of Baltimore Law Review, Vulnerability Theory, Wisconsin v. Yoder
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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
Posted in International, Policy/Regulation, Public Schools
Tagged Canada, David Turpin, Deani Nevin Van Pelt, Education Savings Accounts, Fraser Institute, La Trobe University, Louise Turpin, Lynn Bosetti, Mark Anthony Conditt, Proposicoes, Sandra Martin-Chang
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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
Posted in Policy/Regulation, Public Schools, Technology
Tagged Aaron Saiger, Florida Virtual School, Fordham University, Journal of School Choice, Rendell-Baker v. Kohn
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