CRHE Statement on Alecia Pennington and Identification Abuse among Homeschoolers
While the vast majority of homeschooling parents obtain standard identification documents for their children and provide their children with the necessary documentation of their education, we should not ignore the homeschooled children in our communities who are the victims of identification abuse.
Statement Supporting Kentucky’s Decision to Track Homeschool Transfers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Homeschooling Should Not Be Used to Pad High School Graduation Rates Canton, Ma.—Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday…
Eleanor Skelton: “I saw no balance”
“My homeschooling put me on the dean’s list in college. But I didn’t know anything about life beyond academics. … My parents focused so much on academics, shunning extracurricular activities, that I had no idea how to do anything else.”
Statement on the Goochland County School Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Homeschool Alumni and Advocates Ask Goochland County School Board To Give Students a Voice in Religious Exemption…
Virginia School Boards and the State’s Religious Exemption
Recent events in Goochland County, Virginia, have pitted religious homeschooling parents against the right of their children to have their…
Executive Director Rachel Coleman on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane
This morning Executive Director Rachel Coleman appeared on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane. Other guests included Motoko Rich of the New York…
A Homeschool Glossary
Educational philosophies and approaches John Holt – a former teacher who called for homeschooling as a radical alternative to the…
CRHE Statement on Leelah Alcorn
January 5, 2015 As advocates for homeschooled children, we were deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the death of…
Samantha Field: “It was far too easy to outright lie”
“I believe that requiring my parents to have more than a high school education would have made a significant difference, as well as requiring a state-certified or licensed professional to evaluate an annual portfolio. It was far too easy to outright lie in the portfolios we submitted to our umbrella school.”
Sarah Jones: “I’ve been lucky”
“Standardized testing isn’t enough. I performed well on those tests, but still received a substandard education. Parents should be required to submit curriculum plans to the local district every year, and they should also be required to adhere to certain basic academic standards. School district officials should also be trained to recognize signs of abuse in homeschool families.”