Homeschoolers have assumed the responsibility for this decision for years:
The requirements for a diploma have varied over time. What has not changed, however, is the public need to feel confident that graduation from high school represents a real achievement.
But what that achievement encompasses and when students are ready to graduate remain contentious questions. Does graduation [...]
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As educational reform moves forward we see more reality based actions in the states:
A high school exit exam is keeping hundreds of Alaska students from earning diplomas and jobs for which they’re otherwise qualified, proponents of repealing the test told a state Senate committee Friday.
Educators and parents from around the state testifying in support of [...]
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The school district of Gilroy, California has been featured in other blog posts here at NewsComm.
Fear-mongering in California, 28 May 2005
Ann: A week after writer/homeschooler Cynthia Walker writes an article (above) about how to homeschool in California using a private school or the R-4 affidavit, attendance officer Frank Valadez comes out with an intimidating letter [...]
