New York Times Reposts an Old Story

From time to time I take a look at various online editions of mainstream newspapers and magazines to see what they're saying about homeschooling.  I was infuriated when I saw today's New York Times edition where they reposted a story from 2008.  Front and center was the booking photo of a woman charged with murder by neglect of her children who she was homeschooling.  What followed was a discussion of the number of states with little to no supervisory laws for parents who choose to homeschool.  One expert was quoted as saying the following:

"Clive R. Belfield, a professor of economics at Queens College and formerly a researcher at the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education at Columbia Teachers College, said that “limited compliance and follow-up” gave abusive families “an excuse to get out of being observed.”

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