Monthly Archives: June 2014

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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SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES: A Review of the Literature

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Joseph Murphy, “The Social and Educational Outcomes of Homeschooling” in Sociological Spectrum 34, no. 3 (April 2014), 244-272. [Abstract Here] Summary: Murphy, a professor at Vanderbilt University and author of the excellent book-length review of homeschooling scholarship Homeschooling in … Continue reading →

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HOMESCHOOLED ADOLESCENTS: Drugs, Delinquency, and Grade Level

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Sharon Green-Hennessy, “Homeschooled Adolescents in the United States: Developmental Outcomes” in Journal of Adolescence 37, no. 4 (June 2014): 441-449 [Abstract here] Summary:  Green-Hennessy is a psychology professor at Loyola Maryland.  After beginning with a very strong lit review, … Continue reading →

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