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Coalition for Responsible Home Education
Did you know that 11% of homeschooled children don’t have a parent that speaks English? Or that the number of families citing religious reasons for homeschooling is declining? Or that homeschooled students have a math gap? Are you wondering who homeschools—and why? Keep abreast of the latest research with these research summaries.
No Need for Bullying in The Debate on Homeschooling
As COVID-19 continues to destroy lives and the economy, forcing millions of American parents to begin teaching their children at home, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took to Twitter to call for shutting down discussion about research on the safety and quality of homeschooling, as well as proposed regulation of that practice.
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reviewed by Milton Gaither - June 13, 2019 Title: Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice Author(s): James G. Dwyer & Shawn F. Peters Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago ISBN: 022662725X, Pages: 250, Year: 2019 Search for book at Amazon.com In Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice, Dwyer, Arthur B.
The Dark Side of Homeschooling
Earlier this month, police responded to a 911 call made by a 17-year-old girl, informing them that her brothers and sisters were being held captive in her family home in suburban Perris, CA. On arrival, police found her thirteen siblings, aged between 2 and 29, showing clear signs of malnourishment and abuse. Their parents, David and Louise Turpin, aged 57 and 49 respectively, were arrested and charged with nine counts of torture and ten counts of child endangerment.
a dumb idea that no one wants.
GOP nominee Donald Trump has said he plans to spend billions of dollars on so-called school choice programs. The $20 billion in federal funds would be available only to what he says are 11 million children living in poverty who are also “trapped in failing schools.” Families will be eligible for vouchers to send their children to charter, magnet, or even private religious schools. On Friday, he announced the policy would include home schooling as well.
Homeschooled children do not grow up to be more religious
An estimated two million children are being homeschooled in the United States. Scholars studying homeschooling often talk about the academic achievement of homeschoolers or their social skills. But, as important as those things are, they are not the main concern of many families who choose homeschooling.
WHY DOES THE APPLE FALL FAR FROM THE TREE: How Children Abandon their Parents' Views
Record: Elias Dinas, “Why Does the Apple Fall Far From the Tree? How Early Political Socialization Prompts Parent-Child Dissimilarity” in British Journal of Political Science (April 2014): 1-26. Introduction: This article is not explicitly about home education. Its central question, however, is an important one for many home educators.
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