Category Archives: Policy/Regulation

UNDERSTANDING HOMESCHOOLING REGULATIONS: An Minimalist Argument for Evaluating Basic Skills

Record:  Robert Kunzman, “Understanding Homeschooling: A Better Approach to Regulation” in Theory and Research in Education 7, no. 3 (November 2009): 311-330 Summary:  Kunzman, professor of education at Indiana University and author of Write These Laws on Your Children: Inside … Continue reading

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STATE REGULATION OF HOMESCHOOLING AND SAT SCORES: Is There a Relationship?

Record:  Brian D. Ray and Bruce K. Eagleson, “State Regulation of Homeschooling and Homeschoolers’ SAT Scores” in Academic Leadership: The Online Journal 6, no. 3 (14 August 2008).  [Available fulltext here] Summary:  Ray, founder and president of the National Home Education Research … Continue reading

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RETHINKING THE BOUNDARIES: Perry Glanzer Defends Homeschooling against Rob Reich’s Critique

Record:  Perry L. Glanzer, “Rethinking the Boundaries and Burdens of Parental Authority over Education: A Response to Rob Reich’s Case Study of Homeschooling” in Educational Theory 58, no. 1 (2008): 1-16 Summary:  Glanzer, an education professor at Baylor University best … Continue reading

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EDUCATION OFF THE GRID: A Law Professor Advocates for Increasing Homeschooling Regulations

Record: Kimberly A. Yuracko, “Education off the Grid: Constitutional Constraints on Homeschooling” in California Law Review 96, no. 1 (Feb. 2008): 123-184. Summary: Yuracko, a law professor at Northwestern University here makes the case that state statutes and the Equal … Continue reading

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