This article from Wenatchee WA about school funding uses the term ‘homeschool’ 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 [...]
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So says former teacher Lisa Jewett in an article on the
Austin Daily Herald website announcing a orientation day at a local library:
Cindy Stevens, mother of 3, and Lisa Jewett, mother of 5, have taught their children all that they know — well, not exactly everything. But, the two women aren’t just mothers. They are teachers. [...]
Getting involved in partisan politics has never been a good way to further homeschooling freedoms. In their November-December 2004 Taking Charge column, Let’s Not Link Homeschooling to Partisan Politics, Larry and Susan Kaseman write:
“To homeschool, you don’t have to have any specific ideas about politics or religion or lifestyle. In 1984, a newspaper reporter wrote [...]
Given the number of self-described Christians looking for “homeschool information” who query HEM about our “religious slant,” this post from The Thinking Mother blog highlights an issue for more families than one might initially think.
Today I received an email notice for an upcoming Christian homeschool conference. I’ll not be attending that conference, I did once [...]
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