Homeschooling: It's Not What You Think - Homeschooling has gone mainstream. It has graduations and conventions, yearbooks and extracurriculars. Kids learn at co-ops, on the Internet, at museums and even at public schools.
Colorado Homeschoolers Fear Database Threatens Freedom - On April 29, Owens signed into law Senate Bill 87, which allows Colorado's health department to create a statewide database of immunization records and to contact parents directly when their children are due or overdue for inoculations.
Special Education on the Cheap - ONLY SO MUCH caring can be done on the cheap at the state's private special education schools before the cracks appear and kids fall through them.
Education's Needs: Fostering active parents, better teachers - School reform has limitations. It is not fair or reasonable to expect educators to turn every student into one who is college-bound, kind to his peers, eats well and has high self-esteem. The biggest impact comes from the home. Schools can assist, but they do not deserve most of the credit when these things happen, nor do they deserve most of the blame when they do not.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Why We Homeschool, June 27, 2005
School Could Take Corporate Name - A suburban Detroit school district could join the ranks of universities, hospitals and districts elsewhere in the country by offering naming rights to buildings, athletic facilities or even events.
Teen Claims Insanity in School Shooting Defense - McLaughlin, 17, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to fatally shooting senior Aaron Rollins in the neck, and freshman Seth Bartell, who languished in critical condition for 16 days from gunshots to the forehead and chest.
Children Sought in School Vandalism - Surveillance video from Kissimmee Middle School shows three children likely caused $15,000 in damage to rooms and equipment, according to Local 6 News.
10 Year Old Held on School Drug Charges - A 10-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly supplying class A drugs to his fellow school mates.
Teen Claims Insanity in School Shooting Defense - McLaughlin, 17, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to fatally shooting senior Aaron Rollins in the neck, and freshman Seth Bartell, who languished in critical condition for 16 days from gunshots to the forehead and chest.
Children Sought in School Vandalism - Surveillance video from Kissimmee Middle School shows three children likely caused $15,000 in damage to rooms and equipment, according to Local 6 News.
10 Year Old Held on School Drug Charges - A 10-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly supplying class A drugs to his fellow school mates.
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