by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Evidence, Issues
Mary Rice Hasson Fall 2012 Excerpt: This essay looks first at the current homeschooling landscape, noting key changes that have swept through the homeschooling movement over the past several decades. Next it analyzes some of the assumptions implicit in the current...
by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Issues, Mandated Reporter Visits
Richard Wexler March 30, 2017 Excerpt: Self-proclaimed liberal Marie Cohen’s latest column in The Chronicle calls for requiring that every parent who homeschools a child bring that child before a mandated reporter of child abuse for periodic inspection. Try...
by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Issues, Legislation
Rodger Williams April 30, 2018 Connecticut Child Advocate Sarah Eagan is urging the State of Connecticut to impose additional statutory requirements on homeschooling families. She follows the example of homeschool critics in other states who want additional oversight...
