An AP piece about the race for South Carolina’s State Superintendent of Education was picked up by a number of outlets.
From Education Week (requires registration):
Homeschooling Parent Enters S.C. Schools Chief Race
Columbia, S.C.
A small business owner who home-schools her children said Thursday she’s running to be South Carolina’s education superintendent.
Elizabeth Moffly of Awendaw is entering [...]
Not so fast: Home schooling trumps full-day kindergarten Jun. 18, 2009 The Globe and Mail Amira Elghawaby
Research shows home-schooled kids outperform their public-school peers. So why so is there little or no financial encouragement for parents to take it on?
Seated beside a mom with coiffed hair, polished nails and an elegant suit, I listened wide-eyed [...]
Who are and where are homeschoolers? Who should care?
New homeschoolers would likely want to find a support network, along with encouragement from other homeschoolers. Families looking at homeschooling as a way out of the public or private school building would also be looking for state and local resources. Homeschoolers tend to know [...]
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In this particular case, Subway’s P.R. gaffe last year was not repeated this year. Last year, the sponsors specifically excluded homeschoolers in their writing contest and caused quite an uproar. “No home schools will be accepted” came off as a bit harsh and unfriendly.
There was such a rumble that a google search for “Subway contests” [...]
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Dangerous Precedents
News item:
“A Philadelphia-area school official confronted a student with photographic evidence that he was doing bad things at home. She got her evidence by activating the webcam on the laptop in his house, a lawsuit claims.
“Lower Merion School District officials are spying on students and their families inside their homes with Web cameras installed in [...]
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