Archive for the 'Parent Rights' Category

Criminalizing Home Education - California

Published by Tunya Audain March 12th, 2008 in Blog, Home Education and Parent Rights. 1 Comment

As a grandmother of the early home education movement in North America, naturally I was concerned about the recent court ruling in California which basically criminalized about 200,000 home schooling parents lacking teaching credentials. Hopefully, if it is not overturned by the Supreme Court, Governor Schwarzenegger has promised legislative remedy: "Parents should not be penalized for […]

Education Choice #1 Parental Right

Published by Tunya Audain March 4th, 2007 in Parent Rights and Education Reform. 0 Comments

As we hear and read about school choice being the the answer to reforming education performance and satisfaction we need to be aware of some basics.
1. It has always been, except in totalitarian states, the duty of parents to educate their children.

England: It shall be the duty of the parent of every child of compulsory […]

Parent Rights

Published by Tunya Audain November 12th, 2006 in Parent Rights. 2 Comments

PARENT  RIGHTS  AND  THEIR  CHILDREN’S  EDUCATION
The rights compiled here are those that generally apply in most democratic countries. They have been gathered from sources in Canada, United States, England, and Australia. Some of these rights are self-evident, some are inscribed in law. Others are simply standards which parents have grown to expect when good educational […]