On the 12th of December a story was covered in various venues concerning a lawsuit by the Association of Christian Schools International, Calvary Chapel Schools, and six of Calvary Chapel’s students, against the University of California. The suit is based on what the plaintiffs see as "viewpoint discrimination" because the University system has disallowed crediting of science courses [...]
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Hat tip to Daryl for blogging the carnival post at Why We Homeschool.
And for enquiring minds who want a definition: What is a blog carnival?
And for enquiring minds who want to see one in action:Â Atypical Homeschool’s Carnival of Unschooling #1.
After reading, and reading, and reading, and analyzing for the past month instead of blogging, I figured I ought to catch up with some of the stories that I’ve missed while concentrating on Section 522. A series caught my eye among the various google alerts and email-list posts stacked up in my inbox, and [...]
VaHomeschoolers’ Position on Section 522 of H.R. 1815
Section 522 would lead to greater regulation of homeschoolers at the state level.
– Virginia law has no definition of “graduate of home schooling” and does not grant high school diplomas to homeschooled students.
– Section 522 would require Virginia and other states to adopt a definition of ‘graduate of [...]
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Daryl’s got a way with headlines, don’tcha think?  The Defense Appropriations Bill has landed again in the Senate, but with more strings attached, not to mention Section 522 still ticking inside it.
In between the present-wrapping, tree-decorating, and cookie-baking (and I don’t even want to know if you’re all caught up, because I’ve still got only a naked [...]
Because of the push for universal preschool in California, a new online e-list group has been established.
 CaliforniaHS-PreschoolÂ
A major concern about the establishment in California of publicly-funded preschool, is that it will set a precedent for the rest of the country. If preschool-for-all is adopted, homeschooling families will have yet another hoop to jump through, [...]
Just in this morning:
The Speaker appointed conferees – from the Committee on Armed Servicesfor consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hunter, Weldon (PA), Hefley, Saxton, McHugh, Everett, Bartlett (MD), McKeon, Thornberry, Hostettler, Ryun (KS), Gibbons, Hayes, Calvert, Simmons, Drake, Skelton, Spratt, Ortiz, Evans, Taylor (MS), Abercrombie, Meehan, [...]
Natalie’s making points at her blog:
Letter to Sen. John Warner re HR 1815, Sect 522
“So, what’s the big deal?”
Sect 522 would allow the dept that oversees the armed forces to create ONE definition for ALL homeschoolers that will usurp any state-level definition (or lack thereof). Furthermore, as parents, citizens and homeschoolers, we will not have any [...]
A topic of recurring interest for some homeschooling families is participation in extra-curricular school events. Because Americans tie many activities to school instead of to the community-as-community, opportunities for homeschooled children to participate in some iconic American activities, such as football, can be hard to find.
Recently, the subject of homeschooler-participation in school activities ranged from Dr. Phil on primetime, to state associations.  On Dr. [...]
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