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How Do Homeschooling Regulations Measure Up?

KCUR | By Steve Kraske,
Beth Lipoff
Published December 7, 2015 at 2:05 PM CST
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Steve Kraske discusses the issues of homeschooling with his guests.

About 3.4 percent of American students are homeschooled these days, but in states like Kansas and Missouri, homeschoolers get little -- if any -- oversight from any authority. It's up to parents to decide on what and how to teach, and that worries those who think it may be time for some level of regulation. 

Guests:

  • Dr. Robert Kunzman, managing director for the International Center for Home Education Research 
  • Kyle Palmer, KCUR reporter
  • Scott Woodruff, senior counsel for the Home School Legal Defense Association

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Steve Kraske
Steve Kraske is an associate teaching professor of journalism at UMKC, a political columnist for The Kansas City Star and has hosted "Up to Date" since 2002. He worked as the full-time political correspondent for The Star from 1994-2013 covering national, state and local campaigns. He also has covered the statehouses in Topeka and Jefferson City.
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Beth Lipoff
Beth Lipoff has worked as a freelance writer, editor and producer. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and a master's degree in public history from Royal Holloway, University of London.
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