Category Archives: Public Schools

FIRST MARRIAGE AND FIRST BIRTH: Comparing Religious, Home, and Public Schools

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Jeremy E. Uecker and Jonathan P. Hill, “Religious Schools, Home Schools, and the Timing of First Marriage and First Birth” in Review of Religious Research 56, no. 2 (June 2014): 189-218. [Abstract Here] Summary: Uecker, a sociology professor at … Continue reading →

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SLIPPERY ROCK V. PA CYBER: An Analysis of the Case

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Rachel R. Hadrick, “Slippery Rock Area School District v. Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School: A Fight on the School-Funding Playground” in Widener Law Journal 22, no. 2 (2013): 289-305. Summary: Hadrick, now an Associate at the law firm McNees, Wallace, … Continue reading →

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HOME IS WHERE THE SCHOOL IS: Do Homeschooling Laws Increase Homeschooling?

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Rachana Bhatt, “Home is Where the School Is: The Impact of Homeschool Legislation on School Choice” in Journal of School Choice 8, no. 2 (2014): 192-212. [Abstract Here] Summary:  Bhatt, an economics professor at Georgia State University, here presents … Continue reading →

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EDUCATION WITHOUT SCHOOLS: Home Education in the UK, part 2

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Helen E.  Lees, Education Without Schools: Discovering Alternatives (Bristol, UK: Policy Press, 2014). [Abstract Here] Summary: Lees, a Visiting Research Fellow in Education and Theology at York St. John University in England and founding editor of the online journal … Continue reading →

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VIRTUAL SCHOOLS IN THE U.S.: A Comprehensive Analysis, part 3

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Alex Molnar, ed., Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2014: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence (Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center, 2014).  Available here. Summary: Part one of this report summarized recent legislative activity relative to virtual public schooling.  Part … Continue reading →

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VIRTUAL SCHOOLS IN THE U.S.: A Comprehensive Analysis, part 2

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Alex Molnar, ed., Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2014: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence (Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center, 2014).  Available here. Summary: This post summarizes the second of three sections of this report.  For a summary of … Continue reading →

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VIRTUAL SCHOOLS IN THE U.S.: A Comprehensive Analysis, part 1

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Alex Molnar, ed., Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2014: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence (Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center, 2014).  Available here. Summary: This report is the second in a projected annual series of reports published by the … Continue reading →

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HOME SCHOOLING: A CQ Researcher Report

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Marcia Clemmitt, “Home Schooling: Do Parents Give their Children A Good Education?” CQ Researcher 24, no. 10 (7 March 2014), pp. 217-240. [Available Here] Summary: The CQ Researcher has long been an influential publication, especially among politicians and others … Continue reading →

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DOES HOMESCHOOLING PROMOTE INTOLERANCE: A Quantitative Study

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Albert Cheng, “Does Homeschooling or Private Schooling Promote Political Intolerance? Evidence from a Christian University” in Journal of School Choice 8, no. 1 (2014): 49-68. [Abstract Here] Summary and Critique: Cheng, a doctoral student at the University of Arkansas, … Continue reading →

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PARENTS’ RIGHTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROVISION: An Argument for Abolishing all Private Schooling

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Roger Marples, “Parents’ Rights and Educational Provision” in Studies in the Philosophy and Education 33, no. 1 (January 2014): 23-39. Summary:  Marples, a Principal Lecturer in Education at University of Roehampton in London, here makes a spirited argument against … Continue reading →

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