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December 1, 2010
Given the brisk growth of home schooling, the current generation probably doesn't recognize the truth behind Karen Roddy's words as quoted in your article: "There was a time when home-schoolers were happy to just not be arrested. Those times are gone.
July 1, 1999
Twenty years ago, home schooling was illegal almost everywhere in the United States. It became legal in all 50 states only as recently as 1993.
November 1, 1998
When public school teacher David Guterson published his book, Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense, in 1992, homeschoolers numbered just 300,000, and public reaction was decidedly negative.
Now, with homeschoolers numbering an estimated 1.
July 22, 2019
Homeschooling was once perceived as an educational alternative practiced largely by conservative white families for religious reasons, but today it is more racially and religiously diverse than ever.
February 1, 2005
The evidence that home schooled students do well is more than special-interest pleading.
May 6, 2014
A Kentucky school district is increasing student freedoms and performance while zeroing out its dropout rate.
July 1, 1999
Twenty years ago, home schooling was illegal almost everywhere in the United States. It became legal in all 50 states only as recently as 1993.
July 1, 1999
HOME-SCHOOLING ORGANIZATIONS
The best place to start learning more about home schooling is at the Web site of the Home School Legal Defense Association.
Home School Legal Defense Association
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February 22, 2019
Oregon is considering taking the idea of “nanny state” to a new level with a program that would send government-sanctioned health care workers to the homes of new parents to make sure newborns are getting proper care and screening.
January 1, 1996
This article originally appeared in Research in Labor Economics, Vol. 15 (1996), pp. 209-237. It remains, as of 2012, the most comprehensive analysis performed to date of the factors influencing the decision to choose a private school.
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