Month: January 2015
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Homeschool Alumni and Advocates Ask Goochland County School Board To Give Students a Voice in Religious Exemption Policy Goochland County, Va.—On Tuesday, January 13th, the school board in Goochland County, Virginia, repealed a new policy… Read More
Updated on April 25, 2022 by CRHE
Recent events in Goochland County, Virginia, have pitted religious homeschooling parents against the right of their children to have their religious beliefs heard. In Virginia, parents can homeschool through their local school district, with annual notification and testing… Read More
Updated on January 24, 2020 by CRHE
This morning Executive Director Rachel Coleman appeared on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane. Other guests included Motoko Rich of the New York Times and Michael Farris of HSLDA. We are pleased to see this issue gaining more attention. You can… Read More
Updated on January 14, 2019 by CRHE
Educational philosophies and approaches John Holt – a former teacher who called for homeschooling as a radical alternative to the school environment of the 1960s, Holt promoted self-directed learning and rights of self-determination for children; he published the… Read More
Updated on April 25, 2022 by CRHE
January 5, 2015 As advocates for homeschooled children, we were deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the death of Leelah Alcorn, a 17-year-old transgender teen who was homeschooled. In a note she left on her tumblr, Leelah explained… Read More
Month: January 2015
Statement on the Goochland County School Board
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Homeschool Alumni and Advocates Ask Goochland County School Board To Give Students a Voice in Religious Exemption Policy Goochland County, Va.—On Tuesday, January 13th, the school board in Goochland County, Virginia, repealed a new policy… Read More
Category: Press Release, Virginia, Voices for Reform Tags: religious exemption, Virginia
Virginia School Boards and the State’s Religious Exemption
Updated on April 25, 2022 by CRHE
Recent events in Goochland County, Virginia, have pitted religious homeschooling parents against the right of their children to have their religious beliefs heard. In Virginia, parents can homeschool through their local school district, with annual notification and testing… Read More
Category: Blog, Legislation, Policy Analysis Tags: educational neglect, Virginia
Executive Director Rachel Coleman on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane
Updated on January 24, 2020 by CRHE
This morning Executive Director Rachel Coleman appeared on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane. Other guests included Motoko Rich of the New York Times and Michael Farris of HSLDA. We are pleased to see this issue gaining more attention. You can… Read More
Category: News, Update
A Homeschool Glossary
Updated on January 14, 2019 by CRHE
Educational philosophies and approaches John Holt – a former teacher who called for homeschooling as a radical alternative to the school environment of the 1960s, Holt promoted self-directed learning and rights of self-determination for children; he published the… Read More
Category: Blog, Research Tags: parents
CRHE Statement on Leelah Alcorn
Updated on April 25, 2022 by CRHE
January 5, 2015 As advocates for homeschooled children, we were deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the death of Leelah Alcorn, a 17-year-old transgender teen who was homeschooled. In a note she left on her tumblr, Leelah explained… Read More
Category: Blog, Press Release Tags: at risk children, child abuse, Leelah Alcorn