I had missed this story from back in January. It comes from Stories From School, Practice meets Policy Several years ago my principal and I spent a lunch hour on a home visit to see one of my students. He had been absent for a week, after telling us that he was going to...
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Montana proposal to eliminate compulsory school attendance creates vigorous discussion
Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, 20 February 2007, Halt mandatory ed, lawmaker says Rep. Rick Jore, of Ronan, told the House Education Committee Monday that current law, which mandates all children ages 7 to at least 16 attend some type of school, presupposes that the state has the final say in a child’s education. “Parents...
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