Commentary All students deserve a quality education, regardless of where they live. However, it would be a mistake to assume this only happens when all students attend the same type of school. School choice is a strength, not a weakness, in our country. Much of this flexibility stems from the Constitution, which explicitly gives the…
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Parents Home Schooling Children to Avoid ‘Inappropriate Sex Education’: MP
Parents are turning to home education because they fear their children are being exposed to information about adult sexual acts in schools, according to an MP. On Monday, MP Andrea Jenkyns told Parliament that she has heard from parents in her Morley and Outwood constituency in Yorkshire “who feel they’ve got no choice but to…
San Diego Supervisors Support Restricting Sexual Predators Near Home Schools
January 13, 2023
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San Diego County Supervisors voted 4–0 Wednesday to support state legislation that would restrict the placement of sexually violent predators near homeschooling sites. The motion by Supervisors Joel Anderson and Jim Desmond directs Chief Administration Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer to request that state legislation governing predator placement take home school sites into account, along with public…
These Are the Top 3 States for Parental Freedom in Education
Florida, Arizona and Indiana allow parents the greatest control over their children’s education while Alaska, Nebraska and North Dakota offer the least according to an index of parental empowerment created by the Center for Education Reform. The Parent Power Index rates states’ empowerment of parents based on three factors: opportunity, innovation and policy environment. Subcategories…
Why Fewer Students Choose California’s Public Schools | Gloria Romero
California has some of the best and worst public schools in the country. And Californians are committed to education—with almost half of the state’s budget dedicated to it. But why is the outcome not matching the effort? My guest is Gloria Romero, a former California state senator and state Senate majority leader. She talks about…
Redefining Education Into Something Less Frightening
In “Definition of Education,” Sam Sorbo continues her crusade on the importance of homeschooling and the ways in which the public school system has indoctrinated parents into believing they aren’t qualified to teach their own children—instead leaving it to “the professionals.” Even when “the professionals” have proven time and again not to be truly interested…
Homeschooling Numbers Continue to Rise in Australia
Homeschooling is now on the rise after COVID-19 gave many parents and students a taste in 2020 of what it was like to learn from home. Some parents struggled to help their kids learn at home during last year’s coronavirus lockdowns but others found it so beneficial they decided to continue. The number of students…
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