Posts Tagged ‘ charter school ’

Please don’t call it homeschooling

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It is tempting to just give this the Worst Headline award, but it is only Thursday morning: Homeschool parents seek charter school in Medford A group of parents who homeschool their children submitted an application today to found a public charter school for homeschoolers in the Medford School District. Logos Charter School organizers say...
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Wisconsin: “best friend” of home schoolers?

Rose Fernandez is the past president of the Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families. She is now running for the job of WI’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Experienced Educator, Newcomer Battle for Wis. Post Education Week Published Online: March 30, 2009 By The Associated Press Fernandez never worked in a school. She spent...
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Another branch of the Jefferson County Virtual School…..

Some of you may recall that the Ohio Jefferson County Educational Service Center entered the virtual school business a few years back, providing online curricula for school districts and for other curriculum providers. Home Educators were and remain a part of the target market for these programs. The January-February 2003 Journal of the Appalachian...
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