Posts Tagged ‘ Compulsory Attendance ’

Montana Bill HB 404 Calls for a Halt to Compulsory Attendance

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Earlier this week, I read an article, School bills heat up Capitol building by Gwen Florio about two proposed Montana bills. The first bill I read about was SB 458 that was calling to change Home Education Regulations. Montana homeschoolers paid a visit to their legislators to oppose the bill and it was tabled...
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Wishing for 3 year olds

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In Illinois, Kwame Raoul, Presidential candidate Senator Obama’s replacement as State Senator, has once again introduced a bill to lower the compulsory attendance age. Even as there is some controversy in Illinois as to whether this is a homeschooling issue to contend with, Senator Raoul’s bill to lower the compulsory attendance age 2 years...
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And what if they go to private schools?

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thepaper24-7.com, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 6 January 2007, Graduation rates above average Now students are only able to drop out if parents choose to home school the student, long-term illness, if the judicial system says the student does not have to attend school and if the student has to get a job to help support the...
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Setting the Record Straight in Ohio….

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A recent headline in the Ohio Dayton Daily News states, “Home schoolers say religion main drive for teaching kids themselves”. (you must register to access this article. Once registered the link will work) The article offers an explanation of some of the state requirements for Home Education and also explains the headline here: “Local...
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Pre-K is (said to be) gaining favor

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The article I read over my oatmeal this morning was titled, “Pre-K is gaining favor.” The headline (above the fold in the “Local” section, and in large, all-caps font) really took the shine off my brown-sugared breakfast. As is usual with writing short missives (150-word limit for our paper), which of course I did,...
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New York draft policy to lower compulsory school attendance age

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Passed along on an email list from New York Home Educators’ Network: Greetings, home educators – The New York State Board of Regents has issued a draft policy on early childhood education and is nearing the *end* of a public comment period on the draft. According to the proposal, the public comment period ends...
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