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Most parents of public school students probably assume they have certain rights, even if those rights are not always honored. They may not realize that the courts have addressed this issue a number of times and have concluded that once… Continue Reading…
California Appellate Court Ruling Homeschool Victory Review & Outlook The Wall Street Journal Posted August 16, 2008 Excerpt: But in a rare victory for parental choice, the public school monopoly won’t be able to exploit a bad case to declare… Continue Reading…
Accepting Government Money Leads to a Loss of Independence Jacob H. Huebert Wednesday, September 1, 1999 “As discontentment with government schools grows, tax-funded “school choice” has emerged as the leading reform proposal. School-choice programs typically include a voucher plan, although… Continue Reading…
by J. H. Huebert January 1, 2003 Here’s a safe prediction for 2003: the Republican majorities in Washington will not even consider abolishing the Department of Education, and none of the states will shut down their so-called free, so-called public… Continue Reading…
by Jacob G. Hornberger The Future of Freedom Foundation October 1, 2000 Editor’s comment: This article from 20 years ago, describes the truth about vouchers: they are not a free-market solution to education. “If proponents of school vouchers get their… Continue Reading…
by Tammy Drennan Updated August 10, 2009 Bob Chanin, a lawyer for the National Education Association, made it clear in a speech recently that the NEA is not about children but about the power to secure good pay and benefits… Continue Reading…
by Tammy Drennan Originally published in Alliance e-Notes, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 25, 2007 For twenty years I’ve been fielding calls from desperate parents of public schooled children. Back in the early days, the complaints were bad enough — children… Continue Reading…
Hijackers Are Supported by Organized Ignorance by James Ervin Norwood Last updated December 28, 2007 Public Schools Are Flunking Out Public schools are brain dead and on life support; so let’s pull the plug on them, give them a… Continue Reading…
Compiled by Edward S. Ellis (Philadelphia: Porter and Coates, 1884) One day in the House of Representatives, a bill was taken up appropriating money for the benefit of a widow of a distinguished naval officer. Several beautiful speeches had been made… Continue Reading…
A testimony from Bonnie J. Horn, Copyright 1998 This letter is written to Christian mothers of home-educated children, both veterans and new comers such as myself. My purpose in writing is two-fold, to offer an apology, which comes from a… Continue Reading…