3AW |
Parents breaking home school rules
3AW Thousands of children are being home schooled illegally in Victoria, with experts saying it wouldn't take long for unregistered students to "drop off the system". It follows reports that 20,000 home schooled children are unregistered, as a result of a … |
Watchdog.org |
Government overreach still tormenting home-school movement
Watchdog.org The Goochland County School Board of Virginia enacted a policy, in 2013, to require teenage homeschoolers (ages 14 and up), asking for a religious exemption from compulsory attendance laws, to provide a statement about their faith. Due to the public … |
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Jewish Couple Fights Sweden Ban To Home School Their Children
JP Updates Alexander and Leah Namdar are standing trial in the city of Gothenburg, because they choose to home-school their children to guarantee they receive a traditional and proper Jewish education, as well as all the other subjects prescribed by the national … Swedish City Bans Jews from Home Schooling their Children |
AL.com |
Public, private or home school? Educational choice in focus for our question …
AL.com There's public and private school and the growing homeschool movement. Making sure parents know about those options is the goal of School Choice Week and tomorrow, more than 2,000 students, parents, teachers, community leaders, and elected officials … Homeschool information event set Nevada school choice pioneer discusses growth ahead School Choice Week is Jan. 25-31 |
St. George Daily Spectrum |
Why I'm considering home-schooling my kids
St. George Daily Spectrum For the first time, after one particularly bad morning, I thought about the possibility of home-schooling my kids. When the thought entered my mind, I immediately drop-kicked it out because I have been against home-schooling for as long as I have been … |
Watchdog.org |
In the face of government control, home schooling remains a popular option
Watchdog.org Although currently only 4 percent of children are home-schooled in the U.S., the number of primary school kids whose parents are choosing to forgo a “traditional” education is growing seven times faster than the number of kids enrolling in K-12 every year. |
Christian News Network |
Alabama Cosmetology School Overturns Denial of Admission to Homeschooler
Christian News Network A cosmetology school in Alabama has overturned its initial denial of admission to a homeschooler after receiving a letter from a nationally-recognized homeschooling advocacy organization. According to the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), … |
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Swedish Chabad Emmisary Taken to Court for Homeschooling Children
Arutz Sheva Rabbi Alexander and Leah Namdar, Chabad emissaries in Gothenburg, Sweden, will be tried today (Tuesday) by the city's Municipality for their homeschooling of their 11 children in the Jewish tradition, due to the lack of Jewish schools in the area. |
City Journal |
Connecticut's Homeschool Hokum
City Journal Hand it to the members of Connecticut's Sandy Hook Advisory Commission: they won't admit that they had it wrong. Instead of retracting the false claim that homeschooling had something to do with Adam Lanza's heinous crime in December 2012, in which he … |
Christian Post |
7 Homeschool Kids in State Custody After Judge Rules Against Christian …
Christian Post Seven homeschool children, whose parents claim were unjustly removed from their custody by the state of Arkansas earlier this month on child abuse allegations, still remain in the state's custody after a court ruled there was probable cause to keep the … |
Eurasia Review |
Common Core and Homeschooling: Friends or Foes?
Christian Post One of the hallmarks of the homeschooling movement has been the high level of student outcomes, with homeschoolers consistently scoring higher on standardized tests and college graduation rates about 10% higher than their public school peers. Yet, one … Ron Paul: Reform Is More Than Defeating “The Core” |
Watchdog.org |
Homeschooling has its advantages: just ask these two Chicago families
Watchdog.org “You don't have to start from scratch,” said Jessica, “you don't have to have an educational background.” Aside from purchased curriculum, the community has resources to offer homeschooling parents. One resource right in Chicago is the Museum of … |
Daily Mail |
Model who had to be homeschooled after daily taunts about her looks, defies …
Daily Mail A model who was called 'ugly' by classmates has beaten the bullies by becoming a beauty queen. Rebekah Hemsley, 23, was constantly picked on until the torment became so severe she had to be home schooled. But now the casino hostess from … |
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Quad-City families appreciate option of homeschooling
Quad City Times The biblically based Classical Conversations curriculum supports home-school communities who meet weekly across the once a week across the United States and in several other countries. Another Classical Conversations community meet at St. Matthew … Charter school to host School Choice program TOMORROW: Iowans to Celebrate National School Choice Week in Des Moines … |
The Express Tribune |
Homeschooling in the wake of terror
The Express Tribune ISLAMABAD: If the children of personnel of the armed forces of Pakistan are now under threat, then it is a serious crime to subject them to outschooling in a hazardous environment. We need to adopt home schooling methodologies to safeguard them and … |
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Homeschooled kids perform at high level
Montgomery Advertiser Homeschooled kids perform at high level. The recent editorial on homeschooling families was biased, devoid of facts, and perpetuated an ill-informed stereotype. To counter that misinformation, here are some facts regarding homeschooled students:. |
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HOME SCHOOL ABUSE “Dear Frank, I think there's going to be an epidemic of …
Patheos (blog) “Believe it or not, some homeschool kids have been so severely neglected that they don't have the skills to function on their own, yet staying at home perpetuates the problem. Additionally, when they leave their families, they lose what little support … |
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Georgia's home-schooled students seek admissions equality
McDuffie Mirror With that experience in hand, she is often called upon by area families new to home schooling for advice and connections to financial and educational resources. And while it has “become much easier” in recent years, she says many fellow home school … |
KNPR |
Is Homeschooling The Solution To Public School Problems?
KNPR One of the education sectors that often flies under the radar is the one that has arguably the most student/teacher involvement: homeschooling. As the weeds thicken with testing and public school regulations, more parents than ever are choosing to opt … |
Christian News Network |
Homeschool Children Seized By Arkansas Authorities Remain in State Custody …
Christian News Network HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Seven homeschoolers in Arkansas who were seized by the Garland County Sheriff's Department this month remain in state custody after a court hearing on Thursday over the matter. Hal Stanley, a pastor, and his wife Michelle state that … Garland Co. Children to Remain in DHS Custody Seven Garland County kids stay in state custody |