Media Coverage

2021

• Kim Strong, Fight to Protect Homeschool Parents Often as Fierce as Fight to Protect Their Kids, York Daily Record, August 17, 2021
• Cole Lauterbach, Homeschooling Applications in California More Than Double Amid COVID-19 School Closures, The Center Square, July 7, 2021
• A Q&A with Homeschooling Reform Advocates Elizabeth Bartholet and James Dwyer, Harvard Law Today, June 28, 2021
• After Homeschooling Due to the Pandemic, Some Families Plan to Send Their Children Back to School in Person in the Fall, The Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN), May 3, 2021
• Audrey Clare Farley, How Christian Schools and Homeschooling Teach Supremacist Conspiracies, Ms. Magazine, March 2, 2021
• Morgan Matzen, Parent Choice Takes Center Stage as South Dakota Pushes for Less Homeschool Accountability, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, SD), March 1, 2021
• Mark Johnson, Kitchen-Table Classrooms: Covid-19 Has Persuaded Some Parents that Homeschooling is Better, The Economist, Feb. 27, 2021
• Allie Hinga, Supporters, Critics Split on Home-Schooling Approaches in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, The Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque, IA), Jan. 17, 2021

2020

• Dylan McCoy, To woo home-schoolers, a new Indiana virtual school offers $1,700 stipends, Chalkbeat, Oct. 1, 2020
• Donna Provencher, GOP candidate brags about endorsement from radical right-wing group, The American Independent, Sept. 29, 2020
• Anne Kniggendorf, With uncertainty over reopening schools, more parents are drawn to homeschooling, The Beacon (Kansas City), Sept. 1, 2020
• Emily Cox, COVID-19 caused some families to switch to home schooling. Hoosier Times, Aug 19, 2020.
• Debbie Lord, Homeschooling: Things to consider when deciding if you want to homeschool your child. Fox 23 News, Aug 14, 2020.
• Tommie Clark, More Iowa parents consider home schooling over in-person, online learning. KCCI, Des Moines, Aug 7, 2020.
• Karla Navarrete, New to homeschooling? 5 steps to homeschool success. ABC 15 Arizona, Aug 4, 2020.
• Sara MacNeil, Kitchen-table lessons: Las Vegas mom of 7 opts for homeschooling. Las Vegas Sun, Aug 2, 2020.
• Parents and teachers turning to ‘micro-school’ approach to education students safely from home
  Fox 1 LA,  July 29, 2020
• Ryan Jenkins, , COVID-19 pandemic leads to increased interest in homeschooling. TMJ4, July 29, 2020.
• Kellyanne Stitts, Homeschool expert provides tips for parents navigating virtual learning option. ABC Wate 6, July 28, 2020.
• Parents consider homeschooling and other options for the fall amid COVID-19 crisis. Fox 5 DC, July 28, 2020.
• Frank Corder, Public school extracurriculars not available for homeschoolers, even some distance learners. Y’all Politics, July 23, 2020.
• Homeschooling seeing a surge of interest, WWL Newsroom, July 21, 2020
• Katherine Stewart, Coronavirus home schooling highlights the religious right’s education system influence, NBC News, July 20, 2020
• Kelli Cook, More parents considering homeschooling this fall, WMC 5, July 16, 2020
• Melody Warnick, Not Everyone Hates School At Home, New York Times, July 16, 2020
• Introductory course offered for new homeschooling families, Fox 13, July 13, 2020
• Dylan Peers McCoy, Indiana high schools with hidden dropouts could see dips in grad rates, Chalkbeat Indiana, July 9, 2020
• Alison Bowen, Some Illinois parents opt to home-school amid coronavirus, Chicago Tribune, June 29, 2020
• Molly McCluskey, How to Work Remotely While Home-Schooling, US News & World Report, March 26, 2020
• When school is safer than home: School closures, home schooling, and child abuse, Child Welfare Monitor, March 20
• Bill, Thomas, CRHE suggests parents prepare for at-home learning, The Tomahawk, March 11, 2020
• Carrie Snider, West Valley homeschool groups help students connect, West Valley View, Feb 17, 2020
• Molly Reed, State lawmakers asked to make changes to home schooling laws, Dayton 24/7 News NOW, Feb 13, 2020
• Tyler Barker, Homeschool advocates urge WV lawmakers to pass Raylee’s Law, abc4 WOAY, Feb 4, 2020
• Jerry Kenney, Homeschooling in spotlight following the death of Takoda Collins 91.3 WYSO, January 29, 2020 
• BJ Barker, ‘Teddy’s Law’ among failed attempts to reform child abuse oversight, 2News WDTN, Jan. 15, 2020
• Debbie Holmes, Dayton Boy’s Death Prompts Calls For More Home Schooling Oversight, WOSU Public Media, Jan 10, 2020
• Molly Clancy, Beacon Project: Schooling choices continue to expand, Savannah Morning News, Jan 4, 2020

2019

• Group of Homeschooled Grads Advocates for Disabled Homeschooled Students, Cape May County Herald, Nov 1, 2019
• Gesine Dornblüth,  Religious rights in Russia and the USA  Deutschlandfunk, November 19, 2019
• Dylan Peers McCoy, Dropouts Or Home-Schoolers: How Indiana Schools Can Write Off Struggling Students, Chalkbeat Indiana, Oct 10, 2019
• Dylan Peers McCoy, Hidden dropouts: How Indiana schools can write off struggling students as home-schoolers, Chalkbeat, Sept 17, 2019
• Beth Dalbey, Homeschooled Boy, 13, Weighed 65 Pounds When He Escaped Parents, Patch, Sept 11, 2019
• Michelle Herman, When Does Caring Become Overstepping? Slate, Sept 8, 2019
• Brian Gordon, Non-religious motives propel home schooling boom in Western North Carolina, Asheville Citizen Times, Aug 26, 2019
• Kelly Holm, Back to (home) school, The Osceola Sun, Aug 19, 2019
• Rae Goodman, 8 Things Moms Who Homeschool Want Non-Homeschooling Moms To Know, Romper, Aug 6, 2019
• Danedri Herbert, Study shows continued growth in homeschooling, The Sentinel, June 25, 2019
• Taylor Newby, Homeschool can be used as a way to hide child abuse, the Daily Iowan, April 30, 2019
• Elizabeth Llorente, ‘House of Horrors’ child abuse cases reveal how offenders nationwide use homeschooling to hide their crimes, Fox News, April 27, 2019
• Hayden Henry, Texas coaches rally to fight home school bill, Longview News-Journal, April 20, 2019
• Is Florida Defenseless Against Measles? Florida Political Review, March 28, 2019
• Home schoolers support legislation to prevent withdrawal of students, 92.3 WNPC, Mar 28, 2019
• G.G. Rigsby, Advocate: House Bill 530 is a start, Savannah Morning News, March 19, 2019
• The Register’s editorial, Iowa must eliminate private instruction option for home schooling, which can increase risk of abuse, Des Moines Register, Mar 7, 2019
• G.G. Rigsby, Lawmakers try to change homeschool law to address Effingham deaths, Savannah Morning News, Mar 2, 2019
• G.G. Rigsby, Lawmakers try to change homeschool law to address Effingham Deaths, Savannah Morning News, Mar 1, 2019
• Suzanne McDevitt, PhD,The Risks of Isolation in Homeschooling — Issues for Social Workers, Social Work Today,  Mar 1, 2019
• Hannah Brashers, Critics of Christian Home Schooling Are Calling for Reform. Here’s Why., Rewire News, Feb 28, 2019.
• Iowa State Legislature Press release, A spate of child deaths have pointed to the need for restoring Iowa’s homeschool law to its pre-2013 form, Osceola Sentinel-Tribune, Feb 20, 2019.
• Virginia Prescott & Emilia Brock, New Homeschooling Regulations Considered After Two Children Found Dead, Georgia Public Radio, Feb 18, 2019
• Aaron Savage, Proposed Texas Law Would Allow Home School Students to Participate in Public School Sports, KTEM News, Feb 14, 2019.
• History of Homeschooling in Georgia, Savannah Morning News, Feb 11, 2019
• G.G. Rigsby, Experts say homeschooling ripe for abuse; law changes considered after two Effingham children found buried, Savannah Now, Feb 9, 2019.
• Susan Miller, Home-Schooled Students Could Play on Teams — Under Proposed Legislation, The Missourian, Feb 4, 2019.
• Casey Michel, The latest front in Russian infiltration: America’s right-wing homeschooling movement, ThinkProgress, Jan 17, 2019
• Joseph Hong, Would stricter home-school laws have protected Turpin children? Measures withdrawn under pressure, Palm Springs Desert Sun, Jan 14, 2019. 
• Editorial Board, The California Legislature must address homeschool shortcomings exposed by the Turpin case, Desert Sun, Jan 18, 2019
• Brandy Thompson, Homeschoolers Are Once Again The Scapegoats in a War on Logic!, Child Protective Services Defense, Jan 12, 2019
• Beth Dalby, Hidden Torture: Adoptive Mom Pleads Guilty In Teen’s Starvation, Patch, Jan 10, 2019.
• Ben DeGrow, Restricting Homeschool Freedom Won’t Make Children Safer, Mackinac Center, Jan 4, 2019
• Stateside Staff, More homeschool oversight hurts families, does nothing to protect kids, says national advocate, Michigan Radio, Jan 3, 2019.
• Stateside Staff, Michigan makes it easy for families to homeschool. Some say that puts children at risk. Michigan Radio, Jan 2, 2019
•  Stateside Staff, New Year, new governor; teaching kids to recognize abuse; is MI homeschool law too lax? Stateside, Jan 2, 2019

2018

• Caroline Vandergrift, Homeschooling in Oklahoma: A Push for More Oversight, KOKH, Nov 12, 2018.
• Robert Nott, World is their classroom, but are New Mexico home-schoolers learning? Sante Fe New Mexico, Oct 25, 2018
• Shana Aborn, How Many Kids are Homeschooled? It’s More Common Than You Think, Romper, Sept. 26, 2018
• James Jeffrey, Beyond the Exodus from U.S. State Schools, BBC, August 17, 2018
• Kara Berg, A mom took her kids from school after too many CPS reports. There’s no law to prevent that, Lansing State Journal, August 14, 2018
• Editorial board, Suggested Homeschool Regs Impractical, The Oklahoman, August 2, 2018
• Kate Corbett Pollack, No Homeschool Oversight in California: Another Child Torture Case Is Discovered, PETROLEUSES, June 18, 2018
• Child Advocate’s Subpoenas Provoke Angry Response From Homeschoolers, by Christine Stuart, CT News Junkie, June 6, 2018
• Child Advocate Expands Probe Into Use Of Home Schooling By Parents Suspected Of Abuse, Neglect, by Josh Kovner, Hartford Courant, June 6, 2018
• Home-school interest still growing, oversight in Texas remains lax, by Michelle Gaitan, GoSanAngelo, May 30, 2018
• Here’s Why 10 Home-Schooled Kids Were Tortured Inside A California House And No One Tried To Stop It, by Brianna Sacks, Buzzfeed, May 18, 2018
• Children in abuse case not registered with state as home-schooled, by Henry Lee, Fox KTVU, May 17, 2018
• Child abuse case in California spotlights lack of oversight of home schooling, by Danielle Silva, NBC News, May 17, 2018
• Rachel Swan, Fairfield child torture case renews concerns on homeschooling oversight, San Francisco Chronicle, May 17, 2018
• Ray Sanchez, California abuse cases raise questions about home school regulation, CNN, May 16, 2018
• Some Use Homeschooling as a Cover for Extreme Child Abuse, jesuswithoutbaggage, April 30, 2018
• “Mass Killings Spur Interest in Homeschooling,” Courthouse News Service, April 17, 2018
• “Parents in the Deadly California Cliff Crash Were Allowed to Keep Home-Schooling Despite Abuse Claims,” TIME, April 16, 2018
• “Hawaii Cases of Home-Schooling and Neglect,” Honolulu Star Advertiser, April 15, 2018
• “How the Hart parents isolated their children to hide signs of abuse,” CNN wire, April 15, 2018
• “Hart family deaths show — again — how much home school children need case workers’ vigilance,” Oregon Live, April 13, 2018
• “How the Hart family isolated their children to hide abuse,” KTI Milwaukee, April 13, 2018.
• “California Lawmakers Consider How to Regulate Home Schools after Abuse Discovery,” NPR, April 9, 2018
• “Grandmother of Homeschooled Teen Who Starved Pleads Guilty,” Patch, April 9, 2018.
• “Austin bombings cast unwelcome spotlight on home schooling,” San Antonio Express-News, April 8, 2018
• “What could have saved the Hart children?” Salon, April 2, 2018
• “Hidden Torture: Powerful Lobby Opposes Homeschool Reform Efforts,” Patch, March 28, 2018
• “Commentary: Don’t let child abusers hide behind home schooling,” Salt Lake Tribune, March 19, 2018
• “Meet HSLDA, The Most Powerful Religious-Right Lobby You’ve Never Heard Of,” The Establishment, March 8, 2018
• Deb Pelt, “Va. abuse cases include homeschool kids,“ Legacy Newspaper, Feb 27, 2018
• “Katharine Gregg: What Outcomes From School Choice?” Concord Monitor, Feb. 27, 2018
• “Hidden Torture: Homeschool Laws Can Shield Most-Abusive Parents,” Patch, Feb. 21, 2018
•  David Taub, “Proposed Law Requires Fire Inspections for Homeschool Families“ GV Wire, Feb 21, 2018
• Lompoc Record, “Turpin Abuse Case Prompts California Bill to Tighten Regulation of Home Schools,” Lompoc Record, Feb. 17, 2018
• “Opinion: Parents Should Explore Alternatives To Homeschooling,” LSU Now, Feb. 16, 2018
• “Homeschoolers May Face Background Checks,” The Garden Island, Feb. 15, 2018
• Sen. Kahele Introduces Bill to Protect Homeschooled Keiki, Big Island Now, Feb 14, 2018
•  Bill Buley, Homeschooling bill a step for safety, deserves support, The Garden Island, Feb 10, 2018
• “Hawaii Bill Would Require Background Checks on New Homeschooling Families,” Education Dive, Feb. 8, 2018
• “Home Schooling Oversight Debate Revived In N.H.,” Concord Monitor, Feb. 7, 2018
• “A California Couple Abused Their 13 Kids — And Weak Homeschooling Rules Helped Them Do It,” Mother Jones, Feb. 7, 2018
• “National Debate About Home Schooling Oversight Hits Iowa,” The Spencer Daily Reporter, Feb. 7, 2018
• Missoulian, “Montana Has Little Regulation of Home Schools, And Parents Are Just Fine With That,” Missoulian, Feb. 4, 2018
• “Why Homeschool Law Is Inadequate And Doesn’t Keep Kids In Mind,” Fatherly, Feb. 4, 2018
• California Abuse Case Stirs Home-School Debate Nationally, Locally,” Times Free Press, Feb. 1, 2018
• “Could Case of 13 Abused Siblings Fire Up Debate On Home Schooling?” Dallas News, Feb. 1, 2018
• Case of Shackled Kids Revives Home-School Regulation Debate, AP, Jan. 28, 2018.
• Carolyn Thompson, Case revives home-school rules debate, San Francisco Chronicle, Jan 28, 2018
•  Kevin Jones, Turpin abuse case prompts debate on homeschool oversight, Catholic News Agency, Jan 24, 2018
• California couple accused of starving, torturing 13 siblings had “healthy” dogs, Newburgh Gazette (Newburgh, IL), Jan. 23, 2018
• Home schools fall under new scrutiny after Perris torture, Twin-City Telegraph, Jan. 22, 2018
• Turpin Case Shows Risks of Not Monitoring Home Schools, Child Welfare Monitor,  Jan 22, 2018
• Experts: Shackled children face long road to recovery, New Zealand Herald, Jan. 21, 2018.
• The reason California’s ‘house of horrors’ alleged abuse was able to continue undetected, Yahoo7 News, Jan. 21, 2018
• California ‘house of horrors’ sheds spotlight on homeschooling, Telegraph, Jan. 20, 2018
• ‘California torture house’ case exposes lack of oversight of home schools, NBC News, Jan. 20, 2018
• Homeschooling allowed abuse of 13 children to carry on undetected, news . com . au, Jan. 20, 2018.
• Home schools fall under new scrutiny after Perris torture case, Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA), Jan. 20, 2018.
• Iowa should end independent private instruction, Des Moines Register, Jan. 19, 2018
• California abuse case sparks calls for home-schooling oversight, Reuters, Jan. 18, 2018
• Better home-school oversight could have detected Perris child torture horror, Sacramento Bee, Jan. 18, 2018
• Experts Say Lax Homeschooling Oversight Allowed Isolation, KMIR, Jan. 18, 2018
• Editorial Board, The California Legislature must address homeschool shortcomings exposed by the Turpin case, The Desert Sun, Jan 18, 2018
• Lemor Abrams, Perris House Of Horrors Shines Spotlight On Homeschool Rules, CBS Sacramento, January 17, 2018
• Case of 13 California kids allegedly tortured ‘fits this pattern we’ve been tracking for a long time’, Washington Post, Jan. 17, 2018
• California torture case raises questions about home school regulation, CNN, Jan. 17, 2018
• Turpin family ‘torture’: How easy is it to homeschool in California? International Business Times, Jan. 17, 2018
• Rachel Coleman and Kathryn Brightbill, The Turpin child abuse story fits a widespread and disturbing homeschooling pattern, LA Times, Jan. 17, 2018.
• Children’s captivity in Perris: An emaciated girl’s window escape opened door to nightmarish scene, LA Times, Jan. 16, 2018
• How 2 California Parents Could ‘Home-School’ Their Shackled and Abused Children, HuffPost, Jan. 16, 2018
• Anna M. Phillips, For Perris couple arrested after kids found chained, home-schooling kept spotlight away, LA Times, Jan 16, 2018
• Despite Concerns Over Child Safety, Homeschool Lobby Aims to Avoid Regulation, Talking Points Memo, Jan 9, 2018

2017

• Christine Byers, Starved, beaten and forgotten: Child deaths in Missouri and Illinois expose how predators exploit home school system, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 11, 2017
• Editorial: Children’s deaths should trouble everyone about lax home-school regulation, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 16, 2017
• 3 Takeaways from the Latest Home Education Surveys, Homeschool View, Oct 23, 2017
• Death of Missouri teen raises questions about home-schooled student’s safety, Republic Monitor, Sep 21, 2017
• Rachel Coleman, Homeschooled children are no less likely to die from child abuse, Des Moines Register, Sept. 14, 2017
• Joel Kurtinitis, Attacks on homeschooling are short on facts, Des Moines Register, Sept. 10, 2017
• More Students Choosing Home, Online Classes over Classrooms, WWL Radio, New Orleans, August 7, 2017
• More Louisiana Families Are Home-Schooling, by Miranda Klein, The Town Talk, August 3, 2017
• Michelle Goldberg, The Sinister Side of Homeschooling, The Daily Beast, July 11, 2017
• Marie K. Cohen, “States Should Forbid Homeschooling by Adoption Subsidy Recipients,” Chronicle of Social Change, June 28, 2017
• “The Reality, Controversy, and Efficacy of Modern Homeschooling,” the Colin McEnroe Show, June 6, 2017
• Rokia Hassanein, “Under the Guise of ‘Religious Freedom,’ Some Fundamentalist Homeschools and Day Care Centers May Be Subjecting Children to Harm,” Church & State, June 1, 2017
• ‘Heartbroken’ Iowa agency asks experts how to prevent child deaths, Des Moines Register, May 20, 2017
• Dead Perry girl’s home was being monitored by state workers, Des Moines Register, May 16, 2017
• Brian Emerson, Revived testing opt-out bill passes Senate with modifications; Home-school opt-out bill, Bismark Tribune, March 27, 2017.
• Marie K. Cohen, Protect Homeschooled Children from Maltreatment, Chronicle of Social Change, March 25, 2017.
• Amanda Moore, Protecting Home-Schooled Kids from Abuse: What Can States Do for Home-Schooled Children? Parent Herald, March 24, 2017.
• Marie Cohen, Protect Homeschool Children from Maltreatment, Chronicle of Social Change, Mar 23, 2017
• Kansas Grandmother of Slain Boy Seeks Home Schooling Reform, Associated Press, March 20, 2017.
• Katie Moore, Grandmother of Slain Boy Pushes for Homeschool Law Reform in Kansas, Topeka Capital Journal, March 18, 2017.
• Lisa Grace Lednicer, These activists want greater home-school monitoring. Parent groups say no way., Washington Post, March 2, 2017.
• Editorial, Keep Kids in School When Abuse Found, Lexington Herald-Leader, March 2, 2017.
• Naomi Nix, Want Another Parent to Homeschool Your Child? Welcome to Georgia’s Homeschool Schools, The 74 Million, Feb. 28, 2017.
• John Chevez, Bill to keep abused children in school faces uncertain future in Kentucky Senate, Kentucky New Era, Feb. 27, 2017.
• Julie Strupp, What Betsy DeVos Means for Home Schooling Families, The Washingtonian, Feb. 22, 2017.
• Doug Hines, When homeschooling is a rouse for child abuse, The Courier of Waterloo, Iowa, January 29, 2017.
• Chris Weller, Americans are rejecting the ‘homeschool myth’, Business Insider, Jan. 23, 2017.
• Lee Rood, Are abusive parents hiding behind Iowa’s home-school law? Des Moines Register, Jan. 21, 2017.
• Carlos Garcia, Home schooling open house attracts attention, Gainesville Times, Jan. 19, 2017.
• Jason Perez, Magnifying the Education System: The Education Turf War, HotChalk Education Network, Jan. 3, 2017

2016

• Protection or Privacy? by Eva P. Ingle, Wilkes Journal-Patriot, Nov. 28, 2016.
• My Homeschooled Friend Killed Himself, And His Family Wouldn’t Talk About It, by Eleanor Skelton, Huffington Post, Oct. 5, 2016
• Homeschooling Bill Clears First Hurdle, Ernice Gilbert, Virgin Islands Consortium, Oct. 5, 2016
• Homeschool Bill Passes First Committee, Suzanne Carlson, Virgin Islands Daily News, Oct. 5, 2016
• Senate Panel Approves Bill to Loosen Home School Regulations, by Bill Kossler, St. Croix Source, Oct. 4, 2016
• “More Mid-Michigan Families Are Choosing to Home-School Their Children,” by Rilwan Balogun, WILX 10, Sept. 8, 2016.
• Kentucky Districts Attract Homeschool Students with Online Courses, by Leo Doran, Education Week, July 13, 2016
• Homeschool Ruling a Bad Day for Texas’ Homeschool Children, by Rachel Coleman and Ezra Husney, The Post Newspaper of Galveston County, July 12, 2016
• Kentucky Schools Connect with Homeschool Kids via Online Courses, by Valarie Honeycutt Spears, Lexington Herald Leader, July 10, 2016
• Confusion Abounds on How to Enroll Homeschooled Students to Play Sports in Public Schools, by Trisha Powell Crain, Alabama School Connection, July 5, 2016
• Case adjourned against Calgary parents accused of murdering son, by Michael Franklin, CTV News Calgary, June 17, 2016
• “She Didn’t Say Vagina”: Sex Ed in Fundamentalist Christian Homeschool, by Molly Oswaks, Broadly, June 21, 2016
• School Checking Home School Residents against Sex Offender List, by Glenn M. Parris, Booneville Democrat, Arkansas, June 22, 2016
• How Do You Monitor Homeschooling Parents? Welcome to the Wild West of Education Regulation, by Naomi Nix, The 74 Million, May 17, 2016
• Alaska Has One of the Country’s Loosest Home-schooling Laws, by Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Dispatch News, May 8, 2016
• Safeguards Needed When Home-Schoolers Play High School Sports by Leland Gordon, Record Searchlight, April 22, 2016
• The Homeschool Lobby and the Dangers of Deregulation by Brendan Gaffney, Brown Political Review, April 14, 2016
• Our View: Maine’s Homeschooling Laws Don’t Make The Grade, Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, April 8, 2016
• Maine Parents Embracing the Lessons of Homeschooling, Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, April 4, 2016
• Hidden at Home WSBN Miami/Fort Lauderdale, March 7, 2016
• ‘Nobody Wants to Stop It’: When Abusive Parents Use Homeschooling to Sneak Under the Radar by Jessica McMaster, KSHB Kansas City, February 29, 2016
• Beyond the Classroom: Alternative Educational Platforms: Home Schooling and Unschooling by Laurie Futterman, Miami Herald, Feb. 22, 2016
• Mary Keck, Home schooling ‘not for everybody’, IUB Newsroom, Jan 7, 2016

2015

• • Janiya Thomas’ Case Does Not Prompt Sarasota Legislator to Consider Changes to Homeschool Laws, by Meghin Delaney, Bradenton Herald, Dec. 28, 2015

• • Homeschoolers Speak Out Following Death of Janiya Thomas, by Rick Adams, ABC 7, Dec. 9, 2015

• • Home-Schooling Offers Hope, by John Larabell, The New American, Dec. 8, 2015

• • Oversight-Hating Christian Homeschool Lobby Enables Tragedies like Kansas Dad Who Fed Boy to Pigs, by David Ferguson, Raw Story, Dec. 7, 2015

• • Deaths of Home-Schooled Kids across U.S. Shocking, but Lawmakers Reluctant to Create New Rules, by Bill Draper, Associated Press, Dec. 6, 2015

• • Lack of Accountability Leaves Some Oklahoma Home-Schoolers Behind, KGOU (Oklahoma City), Nov. 30, 2015

• Texas Case Explores Home Schooling Regulations, HuffPost Live, Nov. 3, 2015
• Payton Davis, How much freedom do parents have when homeschooling children? Texas case to decide, The Deseret News, Nov 3, 2015
• Christian homeschoolers in Texas accused of not educating kids due to ‘rapture’, Reuters, Nov 3, 2015
• Local home-school families react to Texas Supreme Court case, CBS 19, Nov. 1, 2015
• Can Texas Districts Require Proof that Homeschooled Children Are Learning? Los Angeles Times, Nov. 2, 2015
• Local home-school families react to Texas Supreme Court case, CBS 19, Nov. 1, 2015
• Do Home-Schooled Kids Actually Have To Learn, CBS News, Nov. 1, 2015
• Tragic Death Leads National Group to Call for Changes in Florida Home School Law, ABC Action News, Oct. 23, 2015
• Mom of Bradenton Girl Found Dead In Freezer Faces Another Charge, WFLA Channel 8, Oct. 21, 2015
• Homeschool Advocates Concerned About Legal Loopholes After Bradenton Girl Goes Missing, Bradenton Herald, Oct. 21, 2015
• Lyz Lenz, Raashanai’s story: the dark side of home-schooling, The Guardian, Oct 19, 2015
• Rise in Homeschooling: New Approaches, and Fewer Regulations, New Hampshire Public Radio, Oct 12, 2015
• Scrutinizing SD’s Home Schools, The Daily Republic, Sep. 26, 2015
• Home Schooling: Basic Safeguards for Kids, Al Jazeera America, Sep. 23, 2015
• Rise in Homeschooling: New Approaches, Fewer Regulations, The Exchange NHPR, Sep. 22, 2015
• The Frightening Power of the Home-Schooling Lobby, Slate, Aug. 27, 2015
• Jessica Huseman, Small Group Goes to Great Lengths to Block Homeschooling Regulation, ProPublica, Aug 27, 2015
• Duggar Case Raises Questions on Risk, Reporting, Re-Offending, New England Psychology, Aug. 21 2015
• Rachel Coleman radio interview, Tommy Tucker of WWL First News in New Orleans, Aug. 31, 2015
• Which Vaccination Exemptions Are Allowed By Alaska, Newsmax, Jul. 20, 2015
• Michigan’s Homeschooling Law Comes Under Scrutiny, Detroit Free Press, Jun. 1, 2015
• Rachel Coleman radio interview, The Mitch Albom Show, June 1, 2015
• Katrease Stafford, Lack of home-schooling oversight comes under scrutiny, Detroit Free Press, June 1, 2015
• Rachel Coleman radio interview, Capital City Recap with Michael Cohen, June 1, 2015
• Efforts to Regulate Home Schooling Rekindle Controversies, Education Week, May 12, 2015
• Should Homeschool Players Play? TexasHSFootball.Com, April 21, 2015
• A House Divided, Texas Observer, Apr. 20, 2015
• The Troubling Push to Deregulate Homeschooling, Religion and Politics, Feb. 17, 2015
• Homeschooling in Oklahoma: Views from the Inside, KFOR News Channel 4, Feb. 10, 2015
• These States Don’t Require Vaccinations for Home-School Students, Huffington Post, Feb. 5, 2015
• Sarah Rivera, What Homeschooling Actually Looks Like, Noodle, Jan 21, 2015
• Editorial: Alabama Needs Reasonable Regulation of Home Schooling, The Montgomery Advertiser, Jan. 20, 2015
• The deregulation of homeschooling? Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane, WHYY, Jan. 13, 2015
• By Donald Bradley, Do home-schoolers need government oversight? Christian Science Monitor, Jan 12, 2015
• As Home-School Numbers Rise, Regulation Falls, The Kansas City Star, Jan. 10, 2015
• Editorial: Homeschooling Still Needs Reasonable Regulations, The Pitt News, Jan. 6, 2015
• Homeschooling: More Pupils, Less Regulation, by Motoko Rich, New York Times, Jan. 4, 2015

2014

• Our View: Keep home-schooling standards, The Sentinel, Oct. 25, 2014
• Bill that would end district-level review of homeschooling in Pennsylvania goes to Corbett, by Megan Harris, Trib Live, Oct. 24, 2014
• Options and Support for Homeschooling Boom, by Carrie Marovich, Cabinet Report, Oct. 6, 2014
• ‘Anonymous Tip’: Homeschooling’s Obsession With ‘False’ Reports Of Child Abuse, by Josh Israel, Think Progress, Sept. 10, 2014
• Why Conservative Christian Homeschoolers Are Fighting Standards That Don’t Apply To Them, by Josh Israel, Think Progress, August 26, 2014
• Opposing views on homeschool regulation by Daniel Devine, World Magazine, Aug 26, 2014
• Homeschool Debate: Back to School; How To Keep a Few Bad Apples from Spoiling the Bushel, by Daniel Devine, World Magazine, Aug. 22, 2014
• Home Schooling: Do Parents Give Their Kids a Good Education? by Marcia Clemmitt, Congressional Quarterly Researcher, March 7, 2014
• Christy Knockleby, Homeschooling, both religious and secular, and the need for accountability, Christy’s Houseful of Chaos, Mar 6, 2014
• Talking to Heather Doney and Rachel Coleman About Child Abuse, the Quiverfull Movement and Homeschooling Policy Reform, by Rachel Lazerus, The Hairpin, March 5, 2014
• Why Are Christian Fundamentalist Parents Allowed to Deny Their Kids Basic Literacy? by M. Dolon Hickmon, AlterNet, Jan. 23, 2014
• Should Home-Schooling Be Regulated More? by David Martin, Al Jazeera America, Jan. 21. 2014

2013

• The Homeschool Apostates, by Kathryn Joyce, The American Prospect, Dec. 4, 2013
• Hana’s Story: An Adoptee’s Tragic Fate, and How It Could Happen Again, by Kathryn Joyce, Slate, Nov. 9, 2013