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Homeschool Freedom points out the dangers of Home Based Instruction (virtual schools) to "independent homeschoolers".
Parents at UPPER ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL worked to provide their children with Christian-based classes as an independent study option (the parents pay for the classes and the textbooks used). Critics (mainly the ACLU) see it as public schools endorsing religion.
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The Ohio Federation of Teachers say Brennan’s Charter Schools Dodge Ohio’s Testing Requirements
And in Mississippi The Superintendent of Education Hank Bounds accused some homeschoolers of child abuse and threatened to scrutinize homeschooling; even though the public schools he is in charge of have plenty of problems he should be scrutinizing instead.
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- Homeschool Regulation: The Revenge Of The Failures
Visit WorldNetDaily to read Homeschool regulation: The revenge of the failures by Bruce N. Shortt, Ph.D. By attacking homeschool parents, Bounds is playing a familiar game. The goal is to distract the public's attention from the abject failure of...
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Educator urges mobility for degrees, proof of skills So instead of just saying a student got a B+ in "environmental design," for example, an electronic card would summarize the course requirements, highlight special projects the student did outside...
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Homeschool Freedom points out the dangers of Home Based Instruction (virtual schools) to "independent homeschoolers".
Having laid the PR background in step 4, anti-homeschooling activists are poised to get legislation passed that requires all homeschoolers to enroll in these programs, effectively outlawing independent homeschooling.
Parents at UPPER ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL worked to provide their children with Christian-based classes as an independent study option (the parents pay for the classes and the textbooks used). Critics (mainly the ACLU) see it as public schools endorsing religion.
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The Ohio Federation of Teachers say Brennan’s Charter Schools Dodge Ohio’s Testing Requirements
Either these young people are enrolled and simply not being tested, or maybe they don’t really attend these Life Skills Centers,” said OFT President Tom Mooney. “At a minimum, taxpayers have no idea whether the vast majority of students for which Brennan is funded are learning anything. We could be looking at massive fraud. How do we know these students actually exist?” The state paid Brennan $109 million last year for his company, White Hat Management, to run 31 charter schools in Ohio. Based on claimed enrollment, Brennan’s chain of charter schools would be the ninth largest school system in Ohio.
And in Mississippi The Superintendent of Education Hank Bounds accused some homeschoolers of child abuse and threatened to scrutinize homeschooling; even though the public schools he is in charge of have plenty of problems he should be scrutinizing instead.
- Stupid Comments Of Public School Jingoist
Lately I have read with amusement the comments on some blogs by non-homeschoolers bashing homeschooling. You would think if they were going to comment on another parents educational choice they would at least take the time to find out something about...
- Homeschooling, With Minimal Government Interference, Has Produced Literate Students At A Fraction Of The Cost
There are homeschoolers like poor Stephanie who are just overwhelmed by homeschooling. “This year had its challenges,” Stephanie said, citing some difficulties in choosing the right math book for Dustin’s level. They want someone (Big Brother)...
- Homeschool Regulation: The Revenge Of The Failures
Visit WorldNetDaily to read Homeschool regulation: The revenge of the failures by Bruce N. Shortt, Ph.D. By attacking homeschool parents, Bounds is playing a familiar game. The goal is to distract the public's attention from the abject failure of...
- Does Bounds Want To Force Homeschoolers Into The New Virtual Public School Program?
HE & OS gives a Heads Up Mississippi about Bounds desire to scrutinize homeschooling. Could it be a ploy to force homeschoolers to join Mississippi's NEW Virtual Public Schools? Natalie left this comment on HE & OS. VPS passed and was signed into...
- Educational News
Educator urges mobility for degrees, proof of skills So instead of just saying a student got a B+ in "environmental design," for example, an electronic card would summarize the course requirements, highlight special projects the student did outside...