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An Open Letter to the (Homeschool) Class of 2005

Family Times

by E. Wingfield

September 1, 2004

Class of 2005, this fall, you'll take your place at the helm of homeschooling as the brightest, most promising, and latest products of that fantastic movement.

The reason that homeschoolers tend to perform well academically is because homeschoolers are raised as Thinkers. A Thinker's education can be had at any sort of school, but as it happens, most homeschoolers get a great Thinker's education. You’ve been trained to think for yourself and not to be reliant on others to supply you with regurgitated value assessments.

Does the state have a right to monitor?

Christian Science Monitor (PA)

by G. Jeffrey MacDonald

August 31, 2004

"We have a religious obligation to not have anything to do with the ungodly public school system," says Hankin, a Christian with ties to the Free Presbyterian denomination.

Hankin's is one of two landmark cases pending in Pennsylvania courts. In each, home-schooling families are using a new religious freedom law to fight what they see as state interference. Twelve states have recently passed similar laws, putting a potentially powerful tool in the hands of those who educate the nation's 1.1 million home-schooled children.

Will state cut school chief?

The Union (CA)

by David Mirhadi

August 25, 2004

McAteer fears loss of local control

A proposal to do away with nearly all of the state's 58 county school superintendents is, somewhat predictably, not too popular with Nevada County Superintendent of Schools Terry McAteer.

Truant Teens Lose Licenses in 16 States, but Not in Kansas or Missouri

Kansas City Info Zine (MO)

by Eric Kelderman

August 23, 2004

Students in Georgia's high schools will have an extra incentive to go to class this fall.

For most teens, few freedoms are as prized as being able to drive, and Georgia high school students who miss 10 days of school this year may lose their drivers license.

School districts may sue to get more special-ed money

The Seattle Times (WA)

by Cara Solomon

August 10, 2004

Six other districts may join the suit: Northshore, Federal Way, Spokane, Everett, Bellingham and Burlington-Edison.

Lake Washington officials say they spent $2.1 million on special education last year, while Issaquah says it spent $2.8 million. The money came from local levies, which are supposed to provide enrichment for students.

Governor Signs Parental Rights Bill

Pacific Justice Institute

August 7, 2004

Governor Schwarzenegger this week signed AB 1925, a pro-family bill requiring schools to notify parents when they plan to bring an outside speaker into the classroom to talk about sex education issues.

AB 1925, authored by Assemblyman Ray Haynes, (R-Murrieta) provides parents with more awareness and control over who discusses issues involving sexuality with their children. Beginning January 1, 2005, school districts must send notices to parents at the beginning of the school year about any outside consultants or guest speakers who will come into the classroom to discuss or teach about HIV/AIDS education or sexually related issues.

Parents' dilemma: Public or private?

The State (SC)

by Gina Smith

July 29, 2004

During the 1998-99 school year, nearly 6,000 S.C. students were home-schooled. It jumped to about 12,600 in 2003-04, according to Carper.

About 13 million U.S. children attend schools other than their assigned public schools - a 45 percent increase since 1993, according to U.S. Department of Education data. Most of that growth is attributed to students attending public schools other than their assigned one.

Truant officer ready

The Daily Sentinal Star (MS)

by Danza Johnson

July 27, 2004

Parents who home school their children are required to submit a certificate of enrollment and a curriculum to Harbin by September 15.

According to Harbin the parent or guardian can be fined up to $1,000 and/or a year in jail if they are found guilty. In some extreme cases some have even been sent to prison said Harbin. Mississippi Law

Online charter schools face new hurdle

The Oregonian

by Tom Quinn

July 22, 2004

A North Clackamas program shifts gears as education officials question whether cyberschools qualify for state money

The race to open Oregon's first online charter school hit a stumbling block recently when the state Department of Education questioned whether such schools are allowed under law. Drakulich estimates the Web Academy would pay for itself because its students not currently on public school rolls would pull in additional state money.

This is school?

The Christian Science Monitor

by Danna Harman

May 18, 2004

Outside Fairhaven School, half a dozen teenagers are whacking one another over the heads with plastic swords. An interactive antiterrorism computer game is raging in the video room, card games are being played in the lounge. And, in the silent room, two t

The three R's are of no interest to anyone here. Fairhaven, modeled after a system called the Sudbury Valley School, is a school, yes. But not as you might know it.

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