The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) pointed out that there is no state law for restrictions on age of homeschooled children.
Topic: education
Quick Hits: Community College Grad Rates
Via Columbia University’s Community College Research Center: “According to a recent study by the National Student Clearinghouse, 15 percent of students who started at two-year institutions in 2006 completed a degree at a four-year institution…
41% of North Carolina Community College Students Graduate in 6 Years
This is not a lie, but a real statistic. That is barely 4 in 10 community college students earning a two-year associate’s degree in 6 years. That isn’t good enough. The worst part is that…
Virginia drops Controversial Homeschooling Religious Explanation Requirement
It does sound a bit over-the-top, but it’s good that the Goochland County School Board dropped the requirement for homeschooled children.
Obama’s “Free” Community College Plan Prolongs High School
A really good take from The Federalist: “Grade inflation and enrollment inflation caused by converting community college to an entitlement will produce a high school graduating cohort that is ill-equipped for college work and weighed…
School Choice a Major Issue in GOP, puts Mitt Romney ahead of Jeb Bush
Homeschooling or other options vs. Common Core means the former will win in the GOP. No surprise there.
Time to End Federal Aid
Could the time to end federal aid to higher education have long passed? “The federal government has no constitutional authority to do anything with regard to higher education (or any level, for that matter),” George…
Jeb Bush and Common Core in 2016
As 2014 drew to a close, at least three probable contenders for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 have taken fairly clear positions on the Common Core education reforms favored by the Obama Administration. Former…
Brick and Mortar.Edu
Students may be increasingly opting to get their degrees online but universities still dismiss them as a fad. “Udacity does have one partnership with a research university—Georgia Tech,” Udacity’s vice president of business development Clarissa…
Feeding the STEM Myths
As we have reported, contrary to current wisdom, studies consistently show that there are more science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors than there are STEM jobs. Nevertheless, those with a vested interest in perpetuating…
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Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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