Posts Tagged ‘ home-school ’

Sympathy to victims, but “Please, research terms,” request to reporters

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Crash survivors sent home, 12 July 2007, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Long Beach, California More than two weeks after a car accident in Azusa Canyon killed 18-year-old Long Beach resident Melanie Torres, two young survivors of the crash are beginning to heal. … He had hoped to attend marching band camp in the summer, but...
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South Dakota interest in religious group

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Sheriff works to improve communication with FLDS compound, 28 April 2007, Rapid City Journal, Rapid City, South Dakota The state requires home-schooled students to make applications for standardized academic tests required of students in public and private schools. Students in grades 3 through 8 and grade 11 must take the tests. The FLDS compound...
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Homeschool slide towards organization?

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The following article is mostly ‘about’ homeschooling, but with an emphasis on co-ops. Starting a co-op can be a fun thing to do, but unfortunately (to a degree), with our current model of oversight of public activities, the proliferation of such groups might lead to the requirement that they be controlled. Think of the...
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Side-benefits of homeschooling

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Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, 28 December 2006, Tweens in transition … Being a tween (ages 9-12) or early teenager is a lot trickier than it used to be. By the time children reach high school, many already have begun dabbling in high-risk behavior. About 21 percent of eighth-graders have used illicit drugs at least...
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Another red flag?

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This particular discussion in Virginia came to naught concerning homeschooling, but the subject of homeschooling was raised apparently concerning county home regulations. Homeschooling is mentioned in the sidebar, not the main article. Centreville Times, Centreville, Virginia, 20 December 2006, Accessory housing decision postponed During the citizens’ speaking time during Thursday’s evening supervisor meeting at...
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Homeschooling parents in action for December

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Goshen Chronicle, Goshen county, New York, 18 December 2006, Family invites community home to watch global warming movie Chester screening joins thousands nationwide Chester Lee Squires-Sussman and her husband, Michael, of Chester are inviting the community to their home at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, to watch “An Inconvenient Truth,” Al Gore’s movie...
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Coach takes action

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Murfreesboro Post, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 17 December 2006, CAPE helps special needs athletes compete It was baseball season, and Ryan, a Murfreesboro resident, coached a special needs child. The mentally challenged child loved baseball but wasn’t going to be able to compete at a higher level. Ryan wanted the child to stay involved with...
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Homeschooled is different from homebound

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I saw that Susan commented on this story a couple of weeks ago in Forced to Homeschool?, and that she questioned the terminology used. I put it out of my mind but another version of the story came to my attention again as I was cleaning out my Google alerts folder. I saw that...
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July 29th, news from around the country

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General homeschooling stories: latimes.com, Los Angeles, California, 24 July 2005, New Role for Home Study: Honing a Gift "Home schooling has long been a refuge for parents unhappy with public schools. Now, a growing number of athletes, musicians and actors are abandoning traditional classrooms so they can focus on their talent, educators say." The...
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Faint, Faint, Faint Praise, If You Can Even Call It Praise

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Ann: Usually a headline like the one below turns out to be a glowing report. This one? Ha! Not praise, not by any definition I know.  Take a look. Home school choice praised San Bernardino Sun, California, By Brad A. Greenberg, June 3, 2005 The California Department of Education does not know how many...
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