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  • Homeschoolers Don’t Need Government Regulation

    Homeschoolers Don’t Need Government Regulation2

    Since 2020, the number of families participating in homeschooling has increased significantly, and with it, discussions about regulations. Currently, regulations of homeschoolers are a state-by-state phenomenon, with Pennsylvania and New York among the states with the most regulations and Missouri, Texas, and Oklahoma with the least. Examples of regulations include requiring parents to submit a letter

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  • Homeschooler Edith Fuller Becomes Youngest Qualifier of National Spelling Bee

    Homeschooler Edith Fuller Becomes Youngest Qualifier of National Spelling Bee0

    By now you may have heard of Edith Fuller. At the tender age of 5, she’s the youngest child to win a regional spelling bee. And because of this win, she will also be the youngest to ever compete in the national spelling bee in Washington, D.C. NPR explains how this little peanut took home

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  • Homeschool Slow-Down? Not So Fast

    Homeschool Slow-Down? Not So Fast0

    The Washington Post reported last week that after years of rapid growth, homeschooling rates seem to be leveling off.  Between 1999 and 2012, the homeschooling population surged from 1.7 percent of the overall K-12 school-age population, to 3.4 percent—or approximately two million homeschoolers. Updated homeschooling data from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) indicate that

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  • Homeschool Mom Receives Visit from the State Over Field Trip

    Homeschool Mom Receives Visit from the State Over Field Trip0

    The Great Solar Eclipse of 2017 was met with a variety of responses by schools across the country. Some announced they would close for the day for fear that the children under their care would accidentally look at the sun and encounter eye damage. Others remained open out of fear that children would not be

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  • Homeschool Kid Becomes Youngest in Canadian Parliament

    Homeschool Kid Becomes Youngest in Canadian Parliament0

    The last few weeks have found us fixated on U.S. politics and the ascension of Donald Trump to the office of president. But in all this hoopla, we missed another surprising election result that occurred just north of the border. According to last week’s Toronto Star: “Sam Oosterhoff just became one of Ontario’s highest paid

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  • Homeschool Is Unconstitutional? That’s What Brazil’s Supreme Court Ruled.

    Homeschool Is Unconstitutional? That’s What Brazil’s Supreme Court Ruled.0

    The supreme court of Brazil, the Federal Supreme Court (STF), referred to as the “Enlightenment vanguard” by Minister Barroso, recently ruled that the practice of homeschooling is unconstitutional. The trial occurred on September 12, and nine of the ten ministers present for the ruling rejected parents’ right to practice homeschooling. The Brazilian Constitution of 1988 is considered

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