<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>News &#38; Commentary &#187; Language Police</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/issues/community/language-police/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm</link>
	<description>Exploring homeschooling issues, ideas, and more</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:25:45 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>WA State&#8217;s Parent-Partner Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4514/wa-states-parent-partner-programs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4514/wa-states-parent-partner-programs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Distinctiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recapturing Homeschoolers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative education program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling distinctiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public school programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WA homeschooling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/?p=4514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Homeschooling is distinct from a &#8216;parent-partner program&#8217; described in, Vashon&#8217;s alternative education program offers families support. The difference is hard to tell from the article, except on this point:

Data on Vashon’s homeschooling population is hard to come by, in part because some homeschooling families who aren’t a part of FamilyLink aren’t documented and because parents [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4514/wa-states-parent-partner-programs/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Fumbling &#8220;Homeschooling&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4409/fumbling-homeschooling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4409/fumbling-homeschooling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Distinctiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public-School-at-Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arkansas Virtual Academy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state benchmark tests]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/?p=4409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most reader know I have strong opinions about how the term &#8216;homeschooling&#8217; is used &#8211; it is a matter of maintaining our distinctiveness. This piece from the Little Rock Homeschooling Examiner fumbles around with &#8216;homeschooling.&#8217; 
The Arkansas Virtual Academy, located in Little Rock, is accepting lottery applications for the 2010-2011 school year.
~~~
This is a huge [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4409/fumbling-homeschooling/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Online schools siphon area districts’ funding</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4191/online-schools-siphon-area-districts%e2%80%99-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4191/online-schools-siphon-area-districts%e2%80%99-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Distinctiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public-School-at-Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public school funding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/?p=4191</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This article from Wenatchee WA about school funding uses the term &#8216;homeschool&#8217; very loosely. 

The enrollment war is troublesome for districts trying to plan their yearly budgets. Methow Valley School District started the year with a $60,000 deficit because 15 homeschool families unexpectedly transferred out, said Superintendent Mark Wenzel.
The school district offered its homeschool students [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4191/online-schools-siphon-area-districts%e2%80%99-funding/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>&#8220;Home schooling is a well-known and established means of education&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/3459/home-schooling-is-a-well-known-and-established-means-of-education/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/3459/home-schooling-is-a-well-known-and-established-means-of-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Distinctiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News-Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public-School-at-Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Socialization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADRIAN URIBARRI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chi-town daily news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chicago teachers union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Virtual School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois homeschool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[k12]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marilyn stewart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ron packard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southwest News Herald]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual school]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/?p=3459</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That quote in the header was from a  Cook County (Chicago) Circuit Court summary judgment in favor of the Chicago Virtual Charter School (CVCS).   Why were they talking about homeschooling in a virtual school judgment?  This week, the Chicago Teachers Union lawsuit claiming Chicago Public School/IL State Board of Education authorization illegalities was [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/3459/home-schooling-is-a-well-known-and-established-means-of-education/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Where is the chocolate when I need it?</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1739/where-is-the-chocolate-when-i-need-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1739/where-is-the-chocolate-when-i-need-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business of homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genericization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia private schooling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/?p=1739</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pathways Christian Home School offers alternative to public education system, 26 September 2008, Jones County News, Atlanta, Georgia
Score:  -165
The article is about a private school that calls itself a &#8220;home school.&#8221;  No, it&#8217;s not about being an &#8220;umbrella&#8221; school, or a distance-learning provider, it&#8217;s about being a school. (&#8220;Becky Hataway is the school supervisor, and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1739/where-is-the-chocolate-when-i-need-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Issues!  (bless you)</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1702/issues-bless-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1702/issues-bless-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles About Homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Missouri homeschooling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/?p=1702</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, homeschooling in Missouri has some people antsy.
Home schooling operates on &#8216;honor system,&#8217; 28 September 2008, Columbia Missourian,  Columbia, Missouri
The selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the GOP vice presidential candidate has brought national attention to the issue of home schooling, which Palin has championed.
&#8220;Issue?&#8221;  Homeschooling is an &#8220;issue?&#8221;
is·sue
6 a: a matter [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1702/issues-bless-you/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Homeschooling is &#8220;a&#8221; choice, not &#8220;school choice&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1687/homeschooling-is-a-choice-not-school-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1687/homeschooling-is-a-choice-not-school-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Distinctiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NCLB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[No Child Left Behind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school choice]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/?p=1687</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Again, homeschooling is implicated in a decline in a school district&#8217;s enrollment.  In this instance, the parents are said to be exercising their &#8220;right to school choice.&#8221;  I don&#8217;t consider homeschooling to be part of the &#8220;school choice&#8221; package.
Area schools see trend of dropping enrollment, 15 September 2008, Meadville Tribune, Meadville, Pennsylvania
There are a variety of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1687/homeschooling-is-a-choice-not-school-choice/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>If &#8220;adequate yearly progress&#8221; is tracked, then it isn&#8217;t homeschooling</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1593/if-adequate-yearly-progress-is-tracked-then-it-isnt-homeschooling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1593/if-adequate-yearly-progress-is-tracked-then-it-isnt-homeschooling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Distinctiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public-School-at-Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alaskan charter schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Partnership Charter School]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/?p=1593</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Girdwood high school educational program cancelled, 10 August 2008, Turnagain Times, Girdwood, Alaska 
An option currently available for Girdwood high school students not interested in attending a public high school in Anchorage is to enroll in a home-school program through the Anchorage School District’s Family Partnership Charter School.
 
1.  Homeschooling &#8216;participation&#8217; is decided by the family, not [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1593/if-adequate-yearly-progress-is-tracked-then-it-isnt-homeschooling/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Commotion about Hollywood homeschooling</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1556/commotion-about-hollywood-homeschooling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1556/commotion-about-hollywood-homeschooling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jada Pinkett Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New Village Academy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Will Smith]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/?p=1556</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The school founded by Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will popped up in the news reader reports about homeschooling.

Will and Jada Fund a New Elementary School, 29 June 2008, E! Online
Scientology is focus of flap over Will Smith&#8217;s new school, 29 June 2008, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California
New Village leases site from school [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1556/commotion-about-hollywood-homeschooling/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>FLDS sect children to begin homeschool?</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1478/flds-sect-children-to-begin-homeschool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1478/flds-sect-children-to-begin-homeschool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 17:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Language Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FLDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yearning for Zion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YfZ ranch]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/?p=1478</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sect children to begin home school, 2 May 2008, Corpus Christi Caller Times, Corpus Christi, Texas 
The children taken from a polygamist sect staying at a Corpus Christi emergency shelter will begin home schooling today.
Delma Trejo, director of The Ark Assessment Center and Emergency Shelter for Youth, said the children will receive instruction at the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/1478/flds-sect-children-to-begin-homeschool/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
