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Deregulation of homeschooling bill narrowly approved (New Hampshire)

17+ hour, 45+ min ago  (292+ words) A controversial bill to significantly reduce state regulation of home schooling narrowly cleared the House of Representatives Wednesday. House Education Policy and Administration Committee Chairman Kristin Noble, R-Bedford, said the bill resulted from weeks of work behind the scenes with…...

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Homeschooling Hits Record Numbers

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (109+ words) Last academic year, DIY education grew at nearly three times the average rate it did during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research. Homeschooling Grows at Triple the Pre-Pandemic Rate Recent estimates put the total homeschooling population at about 6 percent…...

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UN Targets Homeschoolers Through “Human Rights” Scheme

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1799+ words) Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:35 " 26.3MB) The United Nations is once again attacking homeschoolers in an attempt to control the education of youth to embrace collectivism, climate hysteria, social-emotional learning, and globalism, explains Alex Newman for The New American's…...

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Another Challenge for Mamdani: Plummeting Enrollment in the City’s Public Schools

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (213+ words) The number of students in K-12 grades is down nearly 87,000 since 2020. Last week, New York City's Department of Education announced the latest enrollment numbers for the city's public schools. Another year of declines confirms an unsustainable trajectory'and highlights the challenge for…...

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Bust the Public School Monopoly

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (405+ words) There are good reasons why homeschooling is on the rise. I am an enthusiastic supporter of homeschooling. When parents are in a position to prioritize their children's education, young minds learn more information more quickly. A young person who excels…...

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Homeschooling, anti-vax, homeopathy: My left-wing childhood is back, on the right

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (458+ words) Traditional values. The crunchiest elements of my left-wing upbringing are back " except this time, on the right. The Make America Healthy Again movement, helmed by the science-avoidant Secretary for Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., purports to steer the…...

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NJ parents outraged over new law that could put them in prison for their kids’ bad behavior: ‘Snake eating its tail

7+ mon, 5+ day ago  (286+ words) The kids aren't alright " and their parents won't be, either! Moms and dads in a New Jersey suburb can be tossed in prison and fined for their badly behaving children " under a bonkers new ordinance that some say strips parents…...

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How New Microschool Accreditation Pathways Are Opening Doors for Founders and Families

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (151+ words) The Next Generation Accreditation pilot program aims to offer faster, more affordable, and more flexible routes for emerging schools. As a mother of nine in Tennessee, Sarah Fagerburg tried a variety of different schooling types, from public schools to homeschooling,…...

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NJ to Consider Bill that Would Mandate Monitoring and Publishing Data of Homeschoolers

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (181+ words) The New Jersey Senate is set to consider a bill on Thursday that would require families who homeschool their children to register with their local governments and the governments to publish their data. Senate Bill 1796 (SB 1796), sponsored by New Jersey…...

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A Homeschool Law That Could Criminalize Parents and Threaten Jail Time

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (896+ words) Illinois bureaucrats are here to protect your kids... from you. People can't get out of Illinois fast enough. Only two other states lost more residents between 202324, and the state has actually lost population for 10 years in a row. The tax…...