Susan on July 21st, 2009

A new pilot charter school has been approved in Indiana. “The home-school effect” came up in the Journal Gazette, just as it often does in much of this educational trend’s media coverage, potential vendors’ marketing points, along with many legislators’ concerns.
Charter schools set for online trial run The Journal Gazette
by Niki Kelly Published: [...]

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Helen Hegener on May 7th, 2009

If you wipe away the blustering, overblown, over-hyped, over-indignant carrying-on by newshounds hunting a story with no expense spared, there’s a case unfolding in North Carolina which carries plenty of legitimate reason for concern. The bare bones of the situation surrounding 16-year-old homeschooler Ashton Lundby…

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Valerie on February 19th, 2006

What is it that people don’t get about homeschooling?  If the parents (or perhaps other family members) aren’t the ones working with their kids, then it isn’t ‘homeschooling.’  Yes, any number of hybrid structures can develop that are closer to homeschooling than not, to include occasional classes here and there, but any system where the kids ‘go to [...]

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Valerie on July 29th, 2005

General homeschooling stories:

latimes.com, Los Angeles, California, 24 July 2005, New Role for Home Study: Honing a Gift
"Home schooling has long been a refuge for parents unhappy with public schools. Now, a growing number of athletes, musicians and actors are abandoning traditional classrooms so they can focus on their talent, educators say."

The Journal Net, Johnson County, [...]

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