If ever there was a year when parents and children lost freedom in education, it was 2014. Public schools lost the freedom to choose textbooks, pupils lost freedom to choose subjects, compulsory school attendance is extended,  the administrative burden of private schools increases and National Curriculum is extended to birth. All these changes were announced by the Minister of Basic Education, without anyone making much of a fuss. Public schools lose...

Various homeschool organisations have been invited to meetings with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on 9 and 10 October to discuss changes to regulations and policies on home education. The following organisations will represent homeschooling parents during these meetings: Association for Homeschooling (Bouwe van der Eems, Shaun Green )Cape Home Educators (Johan Heckroodt, Linda Heckroodt)Eastern Cape Homeschool Association (Marie Kuhlmann)Gauteng Association for Homeschooling (Jacs Lemmer)KZN Association for Homeschooling (Elize van der...