Posted in Curriculum, Parental motivation, tagged Eric Wearne, Georgia Gwinnett College, Journal of School Choice, Rebecca Allahyari on October 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Record: Eric Wearne, “A Descriptive Survey of Why Parents Choose Hybrid Homeschools.” Journal of School Choice, 10, No. 3 (2016): 364-380. [Abstract / Modified Version Available Here]
Summary: Eric Wearne is Assistant Professor of Education at Georgia Gwinnett College. In this article he investigates the phenomenon of hybrid (part-time) homeschooling. (more…)
Posted in International Homeschooling, Special Education, tagged Australia, Brian Ray, Cogent Education, Giuliana Liberto, New South Wales on October 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Record: Giuliana Liberto, “Child-led and interest-inspired learning, home education, learning differences and the impact of regulation.” Cogent Education, 3 (2016): 1-10. [Abstract]
Summary: Giuliana Liberto is a home educator who researched the effects of increased regulation on children’s learning and well-being in the home education community of New South Wales, Australia. (more…)
Posted in Homeschool Law, International Homeschooling, tagged Catherina Groeneveld, European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, European Court of Human Rights, Franz Reimer, German Constitutional Court, Germany, HSLDA, ICESCR, International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights, Journal of School Choice, Maxim Doroshenko, Michael Donnelly, proportionality, Thomas Spiegler, Universal Declaration of Human Rights on October 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Record: Michael P. Donnelly, “The Human Right to Home Education.” Journal of School Choice, 10, No. 3 (2014): 283-296. [Abstract / Modified Version Available Here]
Summary: Michael P. Donnelly is Director of Global Outreach and Staff Attorney with the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). In this article he argues that the German Constitutional Court (FCC) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) have ignored the human right to home education by upholding the German ban of the practice. (more…)
Posted in Homeschool Law, tagged First Amendment, Georgetown University Law Center, Home School Legal Defense Association, Jennifer Karinen, Meyer v. Nebraska, Michigan, Pierce v. Society of Sisters, Supreme Court, The Georgetown Law Journal, Wisconsin v. Yoder on October 5, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Record: Jennifer Karinen, “Finding a Free Speech Right to Homeschool: An Emersonian Approach.” The Georgetown Law Journal, 105, No. 1 (2016): 191-215. [Abstract]
Summary: Karinen, a lawyer in New York and graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, in this article explains that a right to homeschool, including for secular purposes, can be assumed from the free speech protections of the First Amendment. (more…)
Posted in Academic Achievement, public school and homeschool partnerships, Public Schools, tagged blended schools, Charisse Gulosino, Connections Academy, Cybercharter, Education Management Organizations, Gary Miron, K12 Inc., National Education Policy Center, Rocketship Education, Virtual School, Virtual Schools Report 2016: Directory and Performance Review on October 5, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Record: Gary Miron and Charisse Gulosino, Virtual Schools Report 2016: Directory and Performance Review. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center, (2016). [Available Here]
Introduction: This report is the fourth in an annual series published by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC). The first report in 2013 was followed by the 2014 report (reviewed here) and the 2015 report (reviewed here). I recommend reading the previous reviews first since this post will only cover the information that is new for 2016. (more…)
Posted in International Homeschooling, Special Education, tagged Autism Spectrum Disorder, Elementary and Early Years Education, Elizabeth Taylor, International Journal of Primary, Liverpool John Moores University, Lynne Kendall, United Kingdom on October 5, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Record: Lynne Kendall and Elizabeth Taylor, “‘We can’t make him fit into the system’: parental reflections on the reasons why home education is the only option for their child who has special educational needs.” International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education, 44, No. 3 (2016): 297-310. [Abstract]
Summary: This small-scale study by Lynne Kendall and Elizabeth Taylor from the Department of Education, Health, and Community at Liverpool John Moores University in the UK investigates the perspectives of parents who withdrew their children from the state-maintained education system due to their children’s special educational needs. (more…)
A second, fully revised edition of my 2008 book Homeschool: An American History, was published in March of 2017. Get it here!
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