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Tag Archives: HSLDA
FREE TO LEARN: Homeschooling in Albania
Record: Timothy Hagen, “Free to Learn: The Rationale for Legalizing Homeschooling in Albania” in Central European Journal of Public Policy 5, no. 2 (December 2011): 50-85 [available fulltext here] Summary: Hagen, a professor of economics at Epoka University in Albania, … Continue reading
Posted in International
Tagged Albania Constitution, Aquinas, Central European Journal of Public Policy, Communism, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Epoka University, HSLDA, Natural Law, Rights of the Child, Timothy Hagen, Universal Declaration, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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FUNDAMENTALIST CHALLENGES: Another Lawyer Argues for Increased Homeschooling Regulations
Record:Catherine J. Ross, “Fundamentalist Challenges to Core Democratic Values: Exit and Homeschooling.” in William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal 18, 991-1014 (2010). [Available Here] Summary: Ross, Professor of Law at George Washington University, here argues several claims: 1. assertions … Continue reading
Posted in Legal, Policy/Regulation
Tagged Catherine J. Ross, Combs v. Homer-Center School District, Employment Division v. Smith, George Washington University, HSLDA, Justice Brennan, Kimberly Yuracko, Michael Farris, Robin West, Runyan v. McCrary, Swanson v. Guthrie, Timothy Waddell, Willian and Mary Bill of Rights Journal
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BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME: A Lawyer Argues for Increased Regulation of Homeschooling
Record: Timothy B. Waddell, “Bringing it all Back Home: Establishing a Coherent Constitutional Framework for the Re-Regulation of Homeschooling” in Vanderbilt Law Review, 63 (2010): 541-598. [Available fulltext here] Summary: Waddell, a graduate from Vanderbilt Law School and clerk for … Continue reading
Posted in Legal, Policy/Regulation
Tagged HSLDA, Kimberly Yuracko, Meyer v. Nebraska, Oregon v. Smith, People v. DeJonge, Pierce v. Society of Sisters, Sherbert v. Verner, Timothy B. Waddell, U.S. District Court of Alabama, Vanderbilt Law Review, Vanderbilt Law School, Washington D.C., Wisconsin v. Yoder
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THE IMPACT OF SCHOOLING ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: Comparing Homeschooling and Institutional Schooling
Record: Sandra Martin-Chang, Odette N. Gould, and Reanne E. Meuse, “The Impact of Schooling on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Homeschooled and Traditionally Schooled Children.” Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science 43, no. 3 (July 2011): 195-202. Summary: The authors of this … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement
Tagged Ben Goldacre, Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science, HSLDA, Lawrence Rudner, Odette N. Gould, Reanne E. Meuse, Rudner study of 1999, Sandra Martin-Chang, Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement
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PRIVATE OPPRESSION: Fundamentalist Mormons and Homeschooling
Record: Teri Dobbins Baxter, “Private Oppression: How Laws that Protect Privacy Can Lead to Oppression” in Kansas Law Review 58, no. 2 (January 2010): 415-471 [Available for purchase here] Summary: Baxter, Professor of Law at St. Louis University, here seeks … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Legal, Policy/Regulation, Religion
Tagged FLDS, HSLDA, Kansas Law Review, Oregon v. Smith, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA, St. Louis University, Strict Scrutiny, Teri Dobbins Baxter, Yearning For Zion
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EXPLORING ACADEMIC OUTCOMES: Homeschoolers in College
Record: Michael F. Cogan, “Exploring Academic Outcomes of Homeschooled Students” in Journal of College Admission 208: 18-25(2010). Full article available here. Summary: Cogan acknowledges the lack of satisfactory, empirical research concerning homeschooled students’ academic achievements and/or outcomes at the collegiate … Continue reading
Posted in College/Postsecondary
Tagged GPA, HSLDA, Journal of College Admission, Michael F. Cogan
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HOMESCHOOLING: THE FUTURE, an Argument both For and Against Increased Regulation
Record: Ronald Kreager, Jr., “Homeschooling: The Future of Education’s Most Basic Institution,” in University of Toledo Law Review, 42, no. 1 (Fall 2010): 227-233. [Excerpt available here] Summary/Critique: Kreager, a J.D. candidate at the University of Toledo College of Law, … Continue reading
Posted in Legal
Tagged Amish, Chad Olsen, HSLDA, Judith McMullen, Linda Dobson, North Carolina, Right of the Child, Ronald Kreager Jr., South Carolina Law Review, United Nations' Convention, University of Toledo College of Law, University of Toledo Law Review, Wisconsin v. Yoder
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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRAITS: The Most Recent Study by Brian D. Ray
Record: Brian D. Ray, “Academic Achievement and Demographic Traits of Homeschool Students: A Nationwide Study” in Academic Leadership Live: The Online Journal 8, no. 1 (February 2010). [Available Here] Summary: This is the latest of a long line of nearly … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement
Tagged Academic Leadership Live: The Online Journal, Bob Jones University Press, Brian D. Ray, Family Learning Organization, HSLDA, Lawrence Rudner, Piedmont Education Services, Seton Home Study
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LIBERATING LEARNING: Virtual Public Schooling at Home
Record: Terry M. Moe and John E Chubb, Liberating Learning: Technology, Politics, and the Future of American Education(San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2009). Summary: Moe and Chubb are legendary in the world of Educational Policy. Their 1990 book Politics, Markets and … Continue reading
Posted in Public Schools, Technology
Tagged EdisonLearning, Florida Virtual School, Hoover Institution, HSLDA, John E. Chubb, Terry M. Moe
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