by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Critiques of Effectiveness, School Choice
Rodger WilliamsMay 8, 2023 Milton Friedman’s vision of applying free market principles to schools is the basis of today’s School Choice movement. Unfortunately, his analysis of funding parent education choices with government money is not consistent with...
by Homeschooling Backgrounder | School Choice, School Choice Debates
Rodger WilliamsFebruary 3, 2023 W. Michael Clark has written an article titled Why Homeschool Families Should Support (or at Least Not Oppose) ESAs. It appears to present a strong case that Education Savings Account laws are safe for homeschoolers. But two logical...
by Homeschooling Backgrounder | School Choice, School Choice Debates
Government funding for private education invites regulation. The state will determine what is taught, no matter what form of instruction is used. Take the money vs. Don’t take the money has replaced Private School vs. Homeschool as the most important factor in...
by Homeschooling Backgrounder | School Choice, School Choice and Regulation
Rodger WilliamsNovember 21, 2022 Has School Choice hurt any homeschoolers to date? The short answer is “No.” A more perceptive answer is “No, because homeschoolers have erected barriers against harm from existing School Choice programs.” It is...
by Homeschooling Backgrounder | School Choice, School Choice Debates
Rodger WilliamsSeptember 13, 2022 Greg Forster wrote an interesting article about the concerns homeschoolers have with School Choice. I appreciate the author of this article. He takes head-on the idea that School Choice endangers homeschoolers — a rare...
by Homeschooling Backgrounder | School Choice, School Choice and Regulation
Rodger WilliamsDecember 4, 2020 What is School Choice? Most people think “options” when they hear the term “school choice.” The ability of parents to legally choose homeschooling, for example. But that is not what School Choice means. The...
