+Vote!
Democracy for Vancouver (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
but if we lived in Harrold, Texas, I would keep my son at home - or, more likely, move: HARROLD, Texas (AP) — Along with normal first-day jitters and excitement, students in this tiny district started school Monday wondering which teachers might be toting firearms. … While some parents said they felt their children were safer, others opposed [...]
+Vote!
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Oh! What a lovely war we've started | The senior adviser on the right track | What we learned this week
+Vote!
Hard Won Wisdom (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
Ben has been given a label of PDD, Educational Autism, PDD-NOS, Aspergers, ADHD, and the newest one, ED (emotionally disemboweled, er disturbed)...he shows signs of dyspraxia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and dysentery (?). He went to speech for 6 years, OT for 6, and the Resource Room for 9. Now, I'm not saying that I despise the public schools at all. Ben found them torture in the second grade, his words...
+Vote!
The RBC (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Lawrence Korb reports on the bogosity — the diplomatic phrase is "unrealistic expectations" — of McCain's budget math. Maybe we shouldn't be surprised that someone who can't remember how many houses he owns doesn't have much concept of what it means to live within a budget. Or that someone who apparently can't count also can't add.
+Vote!
Religion Clause (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
In Combs v. Homer-Center School District , (3rd Cir., Aug. 21, 2008), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected challenges by six families to record-keeping requirements showing that they met the instructional hours and subject matter requirements, and to subsequent portfolio review, imposed by Pennsylvania's Act 169 ( 24 PS 13-1327.1) that regulates home schooling. Plaintiffs, all Christians...
+Vote!
openPR.com Newsfeed (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Tutors International announces a trend in requests for full-time live-in tutors from families that have teenage home educated children who want to attend university. In some cases, home schooled ... read more
+Vote!
SWAC Girl (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Augusta County schools begin their new year tomorrow and, while most are gearing up for that first day of school, home schooling parents are prepared for another year of education at home. Today's Waynesboro News Virginian explores local home schoolers and the options that are available to them as they "shed stigma and gain popularity." Reporter Alicia Rimel talked with Augusta County families who...
+Vote!
Suburban Turmoil (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Tired of those endless readings of Goodnight Moon and The Cat in the Hat? Why not pick up a copy of Euthanasia in the children's section of your local library? We did! Filled with cartoons that help explain right-to-die concepts to even the youngest readers, Euthanasia will keep your little dolls entertained as they eagerly turn the pages! As an added bonus, perhaps your child, too, will mistake Dr....
+Vote!
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Michael Phelps has earned the glory, but sisters showed him the way T oday, Michael Phelps goes for his sixth gold medal of these Olympics. He's the undeniable star of the Games - a goofy-grinning Poseidon with boy-band popularity - but the television cameras will give plenty of time to the other instrumental characters.
+Vote!
Time (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
In a stunning reversal of its own ruling, a California court says it is okay for uncredentialed parents to homeschool their kids. But regulatory questions remain
+Vote!
Opinion L.A. (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
It's time for parents who want to teach their own kids to celebrate: Home schooling has been declared legally kosher in California even if parents lack a teaching credential. Overall, the news is good. But few people paid attention to the second part of the court's decision last Friday, which is that home schooling isn't an absolute right, simply an accepted form of "private school," as it's been interpreted...
1Vote!
Findlaw (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
A California appeals court has ruled that home-school instruction in the state does not require a teaching credential, reversing a February 2008 ruling which effectively prevented most California parents from home-schooling their children. In Friday's decision, the court of appeal...
+Vote!
Credo,Catholic Journal (Ireland) (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Germany Declares War on Home-Schoolers By Dale Hurd CBN News Senior Reporter August 11, 2008 CBNNews.com - NUREMBURG, Germany - It certainly looks as if the German government has declared open season on Germany's tiny home-schooling community. CBN News was first to bring the story of Melissa Busekros to American television last year. The home-schooled teenager was snatched from her family by police...
+Vote!
Southern Appeal (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Lydia McGrew has the details. And you can read the opinion here. (Opinion Link via John in Nashville)
+Vote!
steffrson | 04/15/2008
Home Schooling Catalog: Your children’s education is very essential for molding and shaping them into outstanding individuals and will partly determine their success and survival in this modern day and age. Necessary tools and resources will help parents, who believe that they are their children’s best educators, educate their kids for brilliance and excellence.
