In formal remarks at James C. Wright Middle School in Madison Wisconsin, President Obama outlined the federal government’s 4.3 billion dollar Race to the Top awards. His presentation defined “four challenges that our country has to meet for our children to outcompete workers around the world, for our economy to grow and to prosper, and [...]
It would be one thing if the cartoonists managed to draw something that actually showed a familiarity with homeschooling, but (so far) they just seem to equate it with sloth and ignorance.
USA Weekend, 2002, McLean, Virginia
Drawing of balding, bearded man lying on a couch, and and elderly couple speaking to him:
“Rodney, we think perhaps it’s [...]
Chelmsford Independent, Concord, Massachusetts, 21 December 2006, Home for the holidays
The Baxter family probably doesn’t have too much left on its Christmas wish list because they got everything they wanted when Lt. Col. Brent Baxter returned home from Afghanistan a couple of weeks ago.
Brent, who had been overseas for about five months, reunited with his [...]
In Austin, Texas, homeschooling was one of the factors mentioned as a reason why a police officer was beyond therapy (see video at site).
CBS42, Austin, Texas, 20 December 2006, Former Austin Police Officer Suing The City
(CBS 42) AUSTIN A former Austin police officer is suing the city of Austin, saying he was fired for his [...]
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This article reads like John Taylor Gatto in a nutshell.
Arutz Sheva, Israel Broadcasting Network, Bet El, Israel, 13 December 2006, State-Financed Education: Pass or Fail?
And therein lays the universal problem of state-sponsored education in providing an atmosphere where children can learn. The combination of “state” and “education” is something that I contend is an oxymoron, [...]
The following articles spotlight homeschooling parents who are active in their communities, and beyond.
WLNS, Lansing, Michigan, 13 July 2006, Questions Raised About School Board Member Home Schooling Children
While Day will be making decisions she hopes will lead to change, her young kids don’t actually attend the district’s schools. Day has been home schooling her children [...]
I was avoiding this entire subject, but a Google alert popped it up.
Free Market News, Montreal, Quebec, 4 May 1006, Save Our Sodas!
Write you (sic) school. Visit the principal. Call Clinton. Complain to the beverage companies. Consider a private school or home-schooling and join silent, panoramic Exodus of the growing number of parents who are [...]
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Push for Preschool in Virginia
The push for more preschool continues in Virginia. Despite Virginia’s recently being named the state where a child has the best chance for success in life, those in political and education ranks used the publicity to lament the Commonwealth’s low score on preschool enrollment.
“It’s a timely reminder that we must ensure that more children [...]
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