Our second group read alternates between Non-Fiction books, Women in Translation releases and books that fit our 'Read Around the World' challenge.ġ. Classics, Sci-Fi, Translated Fiction, LGBT etc.) with the odd 'Open Choice' month. One monthly group read, each following a different theme (e.g. We currently run two group reads each month: And more women authors that perhaps people haven't heard of before. And more women authors that perh A group for readers of all genders who wish to broaden their reading horizons by reading more books by women authors. Sign up for my free, weekly email newsletter on education trends at fee.org/liberated.A group for readers of all genders who wish to broaden their reading horizons by reading more books by women authors. Read more about Montgomery and the May 1993 legal decisions in my latest Forbes article.
Today, I am so honored to be joined by Pat Montgomery and her daughter, Chandra Montgomery Nicol, who was Clonlara’s first student, served as its longtime Executive Director, and is now Clonlara’s board chair.
That case, and two related ones that were decided on the same day, secured homeschooling rights in the state. Thirty years ago this month, on May 25, 1993, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in Clonlara's favor. Some Michigan families were investigated or charged with truancy for homeschooling their children, so Montgomery mounted a lawsuit against the Michigan State Board of Education.
It quickly became clear that parents outside of Ann Arbor were attracted to this learning model, particularly as the modern homeschooling movement gained traction beginning in the 1970s. What began as a microschool in 1967 for Clonlara School founder Pat Montgomery’s two children and six others has grown into an internationally-renowned, K-12 private school serving 2,000 off-campus students around the world through its online program, as well as a small group of on-campus students at its Ann Arbor, Michigan headquarters.
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