In a short piece in the Daily Herald we learn the Central Unit District 301 school board is revising its policy for homeschoolers participation in public school sports. Of note is this comment from Superintendent Todd Stirn:
“We live in an age of greater accountability all the time. I fully support a family’s right [...]
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Linda Dobson at Parent at the Helm, “PA School Spycam Case: Computers Rigged to Spy; Protocol Ignored”:
And yet again, I implore you to share this information with all parents, regardless of where their children go to school or how they are educated. …while this appears to be an isolated incident, I don’t for one moment [...]
It is tempting to just give this the Worst Headline award, but it is only Thursday morning:
Homeschool parents seek charter school in Medford
A group of parents who homeschool their children submitted an application today to found a public charter school for homeschoolers in the Medford School District.
Logos Charter School organizers say they want the [...]
The first reading of new restriction put forth by the governing board of Gilbert Arizona’s public schools address testing, assessments, record keeping, credits, online courses and involvement in student oganizations for homeschoolers.
Board to consider homeschool, online class restrictions
by Emily Gersema, The Arizona Republic
The Gilbert Public Schools governing board is mulling a series of proposals that [...]
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IL School Authorities Give Credit Where Credit is Due
Naperville area homeschoolers negotiated with school authorities, and common sense prevailed. A potential district policy revision demanding that a “district-approved external accrediting agency” certified any homeschool credits and grades transferred onto a public high school transcript was dropped.
The Naperville Sun reports this news from Indian Prairie School District 204’s school board meeting:
D204 compromises on [...]
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