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Santorum Took State Cash for Kids' Schooling

Matt Cantor — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:43:05 CST

Rick Santorum has been telling America it's time to take federal and state government "out of the education business," leaving schools in local hands. Indeed, he proudly home-schools his own children—but it seems he's not above using state money to do so, the AP reports. When Santorum was a...

Va. Politician Tebows After 'Tebow Bill' Passes

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:38:40 CST

The bill that passed in the Virginia state House last night was nicknamed the "Tebow bill," so it's only fitting that the delegate who introduced it would engage in some Tebowing after it passed. The bill would allow homeschooled students in Virginia to play sports at their local high school....

Bachmann Campaign Swipes Homeschoolers' Email List

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:32:38 CST

Michele Bachmann's already-struggling campaign is in hot water now that it's been busted for co-opting a homeschooling email list without permission. The president of the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators informed members of the breach in a recent email obtained by the Iowa Republican , noting that two emails were...

GOP Hopefuls Woo Homeschoolers

Rob Quinn — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:00:00 CDT

People who teach their children at home helped Mike Huckabee beat Mitt Romney in 2008's Iowa caucuses, and there's plenty of competition for the help of homeschoolers this time around, Reuters finds. In Iowa, homeschoolers are mainly Christian conservatives, and the group can provide the right candidate with a small...

Santorum: Government Wants to 'Indoctrinate' Kids

Kevin Spak — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:39:05 CDT

Apparently, early education programs are a government plot. That’s the impression Rick Santorum gave yesterday at a tiny town hall meeting in Iowa. “It is a parent’s responsibility to educate their children. It is not the government’s job,” the GOP presidential candidate told a crowd of roughly 20 people, according...

Jackson Kids Having a Blast at School

Rob Quinn — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:52:00 CDT

The elder two of Michael Jackson's children have started going to school with other kids for the first time in their lives, and are thriving. Prince Michael Jackson, 13, and Paris, 12, ended homeschooling at their own request, and are enjoying attending Los Angeles' exclusive Buckley School, their famous pop's...

Court Sends Homeschoolers to Detention

Kevin Spak — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:36:42 CST

California homeschoolers are breaking the law, an appeals court ruled yesterday, by not having certified teachers instructing their kids. California’s law has been clear since 1953, the court said: Kids must go to school full time or be tutored by a credentialed teacher. The decision puts the parents of 166,...

Boom in Online Schooling Fuels Broad Debate

Robin Frost — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:32:56 CST

With half a million children taking classes online, debate over virtual schooling is intensifying, the New York Times reports. The proliferation of web-based public schools has sparked concerns about public financing and the appropriateness of the model for young children. In Wisconsin, meanwhile, supporters won a fight last week to...

Bible Belt Brings Fight to Europe

Peter Fearon — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:36:16 CDT

American evangelicals have opened a new front in the culture wars—across the Atlantic. Christian groups, including Pat Robertson's legal organization, the American Center for Law and Justice, are actively challenging German laws against home schooling, defending Britons who refuse to work on Sunday, and combating same-sex marriage and stem...