When discussions about homeschooling and public school-at-home programs arise, it often becomes focused on defining homeschooling. From a philosophical standpoint, this can be positive or very negative. However, it does not change the fact that public schooling has its own definition already. Public school-at-home programs fall under a public schooling definition. Here is an example of a public school definition for one state. And […]
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Group: Ruling could shut down virtual schools across Wis.
BY RYAN J. FOLEY
Dec 5, 2007 4:42 PM
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MADISON, Wis. (Map, News) - Virtual schools that enroll thousands of Wisconsin students could be shut down after a court ordered the state to stop funding its largest one, an advocacy group warned Wednesday.
The ruling could result […]
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Over at the AHA-Political Action yahoogroup, we are having quite the discussion. Discussion points range from what is homeschool activism, how does it differ from ps at home activism, what things might we (the two different groups of parents) have in common that would bring us together and what things will always separate us. If […]
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Mary Nix has a post up at Home Education Magazine’s News and Commentary:
Responding to ‘A Look at Homeschooling & Education Choice’
By Terri W. (webring owner of Homeschool Empowerment)
A bit of background information that relates for readers:
A good effort, I believe, was started on behalf of homeschool activism a few months back. Terri W., longtime […]
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On July 5th, I posted an entry about five charter schools who filed a lawsuit against the Arizona Department of Education. The conflict is over the state requiring charter schools to follow not just the same scope as the regular public schools, but also the same sequence. In the first of what is sure to […]
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The Carnival of Homeschooling - Independence Edition is up at The Homeschool Cafe.
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As independent home education becomes more mainstream, our individual successes will be viewed not as a commendable benefit for our children but as a growing collective threat to society. As such, many of us have experienced the efforts of our local, state, and–yes–federal […]
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I’m looking to add to the AHA Recommended Reading List. If you know of something that would fit, just give me an email. If something is state specific, we’ll make a place to link to it from the sidebar under the appropriate state link. Please help get this word out. Permission is granted to forward […]
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My new blog post at the American Homeschool Association, ”Homeschooling and Public School-at-Home” blog, is up: “Your Papers, please.” (recently updated)
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Yesterday, I asked readers to consider whether or not we should care about the answer to the question of “When is a homeschooler not a homeschooler?” In my opinion, the answer to the question is “no.” Surprised by […]
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I also would like us to consider Daryl’s answer and whether we should care. Are making distinctions between homeschooling and public school programs important? I’ll be including information and my offering my commentary on these questions.
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