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Homeschooling: Education’s Armageddon

December 10, 2018 By Denis Ian and Michelle Moore

Dennis Ian and Michelle Moore: The feds have captured the public schools … and now they wanna make sure you can never escape.

Filed Under: Parental Rights in Education Tagged With: education reform, homeschooling, Horace Mann, parental involvement in education

Learning the Wrong Lesson

February 5, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

It appears that North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kristen Baesler learned the wrong lesson about the number of homeschoolers doubling in her state.

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Education Reform Tagged With: Common Core, homeschooling, Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota, personalized learning

Four Ways to Fight for Your Kids’ Education in 2018

January 4, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart: Our education system did not get to where it is at overnight and change will not happen overnight. Even though our prospects may look bleak there are four ways we can continue the fight in 2018.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: choice in education, Common Core State Standards, education reform, homeschooling, local control of education, parental control, public education

West Virginia Homeschoolers Threatened With Common Core

May 18, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

HSLDA reports that West Virginia State Senator Michael Romano (D-Clarksburg) thinks homeschoolers should have to follow Common Core.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: homeschooling, House Bill 2196, James Justice, Michael Romano, West Virginia, West Virginia Senate

Homeschooling to Flee Common Core

August 3, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Parents are taking education into their own hands to homeschool instead of waiting for politicians to get rid of Common Core or provide them more choices.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core, homeschooling, J.D. Tuccille, Reason

Florida Sees Increase in Homeschooling Thanks to Common Core, Testing

September 24, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The Common Core State Standards and over-testing has led to a 21% increase in the number of homeschooling families in the state of Florida since 2011.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: common core assessments, Common Core State Standards, Florida State Department of Education, homeschooling, Tampa Tribune

South Dakota Parents Push Back Against Common Core Math

November 10, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

I read an interesting article in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader yesterday.  It was focused on how parents in the Sioux Falls, SD school district were fighting back against the Common Core Math Standards through pulling their kids out to homeschool. That is probably the best thing that can be said about Common Core – […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core Math Standards, homeschooling, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, South Dakota

"The best that can be said for Common Core is that it encourages home-schooling."

October 30, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

The title quote comes from Robby Soave at Reason.  Excerpt: I can understand the desire to impose some amount of standardized testing on schoolchildren for the purposes of measuring teacher effectiveness. But there comes a point where the insanity of computerized exams for five-year-olds trumps any legitimate interest taxpayers may have in holding teachers accountable […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core, homeschooling, Reason

Homeschoolers and Common Core

July 10, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Cincinnati.com had a great article called “Homeschoolers take on Common Core reforms.” First they are concerned about the trickle down effect this may have in the future. (Full disclosure: my wife and I homeschool.) Initially, Common Core will have little impact on home-schooled students. But in a few years, when home-schooled teens walk side-by-side with public […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Cincinnati.com, Common Core State Standards, homeschooling

Hey Pittsfield, IL Folks! Here are the Stop Common Core Resources I Promised.

January 16, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Hey Pittsfield, IL folks it was great spending time with you tonight!  Secondly I apologize for running out of handouts which is an awesome problem to have! I love being able to talk to groups like you about problems with the Common Core State Standards.  Thank you Carrie Martin for putting this event together. Also […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, homeschooling, Illinois, Pittsville

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