Homeschool Curriculum

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Strengthening their foundation
The Sacramento Bee - Aug 19 6:03 AM
Chris Nagy Chow spends her year explaining her life away to the countless number of people who question her home-schooling lifestyle.

Hiltner Brothers entertain guests at Hartford Fair
The Advocate - Aug 14 6:31 AM
CROTON -- The three brothers approached the gazebo at the Hartford Fair and began setting up. The oldest of The Hiltner Brothers, Nathan, 17, did all of the electrical connections and fiddled with the speakers while his father, Don, stood by and watched.

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PRESIDENT'S PAGE
Home School Legal Defense Association - Aug 24, 2005 involvement with caring adults who mentor, advise, and support students throughout their high school careers." This sounds like a typical homeschool program!

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Bear Branch offers activities for all ages
Baltimore Sun, United States - Aug 28, 2005 Homeschool Archery for Beginners will be held at 10:30 am, 1 pm and 3 pm Sept. The course is required for the Fall Homeschool Archery Club.

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Family Briefs
Bradenton Herald, United States - Sep 3, 2005 and more. Information: 722-0783. Registration for Homeschool Gym & Swim at the Bradenton Branch YMCA, 3805 59th St. W., begins the

Making the transition
News-Leader.com, MO - 21 hours ago The National Center for Education Statistics estimated there were about 1.1 million homeschool students nationwide in 2003, though the National Home Education

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LM zoning board nixes home school
Ardmore Main Line Times, PA - Sep 1, 2005 With days to go to the start of a new school year, a Gladwyne home schooling group may be looking for a new home. The Lower Merion

More School Bells Ring at Home
New York Times, United States - Aug 20, 2005 a desire for a classical education or a hope for closer family bonds, a growing number of Long Island families are choosing to home-school their children.

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University eligibility universal
Daily Pilot, CA - Sep 2, 2005 If private schools or those who home school want their students to be able to the Rye," the "Great Books" or "Dick, Jane and Sally," the curriculum changes in

Retraining vocational teachers
The Tide, Nigeria - 14 hours ago of technologies that are used at home, school and the society school laboratory workshop The curriculum regularly undergoes revision in order to prepare

2005-09-04T16:16:00.000-07:00

High-school students participate in Summerfame program
The Valley News - Sep 04 10:09 AM
Summerfame, a residential performing arts program offered by Oswego County BOCES, attracted a record number of high school students this summer, which included its first participant from a foreign country.

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More School Bells Ring at Home
New York Times, United States - Aug 20, 2005 a desire for a classical education or a hope for closer family bonds, a growing number of Long Island families are choosing to home-school their children.

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Clothing clash at middle school
Napa Valley Register - Sep 04 3:04 AM
Staffers at a Napa middle school say they will engage in a new round of talks with students, parents, teachers and school workers about a strict dress code in the wake of clashes this academic year that have forced a handful of students to be removed from class.

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Vallejo Times Herald - Home
The Vallejo Times-Herald - Sep 02 7:31 AM
BENICIA - School board members complained to county education officials and lashed out at each other Thursday as they confronted their budget problems and tried to agree what should be done about them.

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Detroit Partnership: Improving Diabetes-Related Outcomes Among
RedNova - Sep 04 1:38 AM
Objectives. We sought to determine the effects of a community- based, culturally tailored diabetes lifestyle intervention on risk factors for diabetes complications among African Americans and Latinos with type 2 diabetes. Methods.

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Support groups aid area home school parents
Bartlett Express, TN - Sep 1, 2005 But for other parents, those who choose to home school their kids, the end of the summer can signal a time of frustration and worry.

Back to HOME school
The Wichita Eagle, KS - Aug 19, 2005 "We used to have desks, but they'd get all bunched up in the middle," Sanchez said in explanation of the non-school-house look of her home.

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The Ruebkes' Homeschool House
Newton Kansan, KS - Sep 3, 2005 Though dozens of families homeschool their children, few do it like the Ruebkes. But their home/school is used for more than reading, writing and arithmetic.

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Saints Exploring Options for Home Games
AP via Yahoo! News - 28 minutes ago
The New Orleans Saints said Sunday they are considering three options where to play their home games this season: LSU's Tiger Stadium, the Alamodome in San Antonio or at the stadiums of all their opponents.

ABC Television Journalists Barred From School No. 1
The Moscow Times - Sep 04 1:54 PM
Journalists with U.S. television network ABC were barred from entering Beslan School No. 1 last week to film commemorations for the anniversary of the Sept. 1-3, 2004, attack, an ABC spokeswoman said.

Four Accused of Vandalizing Jewish Home
AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 03 9:21 AM
Four high school students have been accused of vandalizing the home of a Jewish family with swastikas.

2005-09-04T05:06:00.000-07:00

First Electrosmog Detector for Education
PR Leap (press release), CA - 9 hours ago ago, the pulsing signals are now commonplace in the home, school, workplace and Within the 21st Century Science schools curriculum, important notice is taken

COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - Sep 3, 2005 A BEKA BOOK HOME SCHOOL curriculum and textbook sale will be held from 10 am to noon and 2 to 4 pm Thursday at the Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway.

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Cops: Girl saved kids from drunken school bus driver
Chicago Sun-Times - Sep 02 2:38 AM
AURORA, Mo. -- A teen took matters into her own hands when a substitute school bus driver who smelled of alcohol sped down the road with kids on board, police said.

Briefs
Salisbury Post - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
The East Rowan High School Class of 1985 is planning its 20-year reunion Sept. 9 and 10. Family night is set for the Sept. 9 home football game against North Rowan. Class members can tour of the school at 6:30 p.m. or meet to sit in a designated section at the game.

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Emus and goats, and lye -- oh my!
The Charlotte Observer - Aug 15 12:28 AM
Back in the day, people made soap of pig fat and lye -- a potent one-two combo, to be sure. But one even today's Madison Avenue wizards would have trouble selling.

:: The News-Courier :: Athens, AL
The News-Courier - Aug 29 10:05 PM
A carved wooden sign tucked into a box in the Condrey living room reads "Bread for Sale." Don't be deceived. This is not the home of a baker.

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Students want tougher, more demanding high school education
Marietta Times, OH - Aug 31, 2005 Marietta, a sophomore, would like to see a more challenging curriculum. enrolled in public schools, with some attending private school, home school, or another

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Black: Perfect storm in Crawford
Waco Tribune Herald, TX - 7 hours ago Or we head to the courts to prevent religious groups from offering abstinence-only programs on school property. Or we homeschool.

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Support groups aid area home school parents
Bartlett Express, TN - 6 hours ago is a biology lab, music class and other classes that augment the curriculum that parents If parents want to give their home-school kids a place where they can

GEAR UP Program could net more than $20 million
WMU News, MI - Aug 30, 2005 become self-sustaining in their home school districts Bangor Middle School students went to Gettysburg to activities were then woven into the class curriculum.

DCS expands role for district social worker
Outer Banks Sentinel, NC - Aug 31, 2005 needs, serve as a resource person in implementation of the Life Skills Training Curriculum, and serve as contact person for home school, student attendance

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The Beaumont Enterprise - News - 09/01/2005 - School districts face influx of now-homeless students
Beaumont Enterprise - Sep 01 8:20 AM
ORANGE - Kenyata Gettridge, a 29-year-old mother of two who fled as Hurricane Katrina approached her home just east of New Orleans, grew worried this week as news spread that her return home could be delayed for months.

Four arrested in home invasion, abduction
WTNH-TV New Haven - Sep 01 3:31 AM
(Meriden-AP, Sept. 1, 2005 6:09 AM) _ Meriden police have arrested four of the five men they say were involved in a home invasion and abduction.

Felts home after tour of duty
Galax Gazette - Sep 01 6:43 AM
HILLSVILLE - Back in the U.S. from Afghanistan, Army reservist Mike Felts wants to marry his fianc e, complete his major and get on with life. The 1999 graduate of Carroll County High School joined the reserves with friend Jason Delp in 2001.

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School boards could learn from home-schoolers' successes
East Valley Tribune, AZ - Aug 28, 2005 who took the ACT this year achieved an average score of 22.5, which is significantly above the national average, according to the Home School Legal Defense

Home school group plans for new year
Winchester Sun, KY - Aug 25, 2005 Approximately 20 families were represented at last week's meeting of The Central Kentucky Christian Home School Association at The Bethany Book Room to make

Families choose to home school
Bloomington Pantagraph, USA - Aug 20, 2005 However, the Christian Home School Education Association estimates the number of students being taught at home is 60,000 and 70,000 in Illinois and more than 2

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THE WONDERS OF AMERICA: School Daze
Forward - Sep 01 9:35 AM
For millions of contemporary American Jewish children, September is back-to-school time. Like their parents and grandparents before them, they approach the first day of class with a mix of anticipation and trepidation: Butterflies in the stomach, my mother called it.

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The Jubilee Academy Unveils a Comprehensive Pre-K Homeschooling Program
[Press Release] PR Web - Aug 11 12:03 AM
The Jubilee Academy (www.TheJubileeAcademy.org) is expanding its K-12 online Christian school to include Pre-K homeschooling courses for the 2005-2006 school year. [PRWEB Aug 11, 2005]

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Back-to-school What parents and students can expect for the new
Valley Stream Herald, NY - 3 hours ago students who will now be educated in their home district. 28 at 8 pm at James A. Dever School. 24 spent the summer aligning its math curriculum to comply with

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LETTERS TO BUSINESS
San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 28 3:37 AM
New energy policy ignores consumers Editor -- Thanks for David Lazarus' continued efforts to challenge, confront and energize us ("Guzzling the order of the day," Lazarus at Large column, Aug. 24). I'm grateful that you give voice to what many of us...

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Alibris Announces Record Sales of New and Used Textbooks
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 21 hours ago "At Alibris, we are continually improving the customer experience for textbook shoppers, whether they are looking for books for a homeschool, public school, or

International Homeschool Publication Moves Operations Hub to
ArriveNet (press release), CO - Aug 18, 2005 neighbors. Kris Price of the Five Rivers Homeschool Association says the local homeschool community is always open to newcomers .

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Support groups aid area home school parents
Bartlett Express, TN - 3 hours ago is a biology lab, music class and other classes that augment the curriculum that parents If parents want to give their home-school kids a place where they can

San Diego County Schools Show Mixed Results in Progress Report
Voice of San Diego, CA - 12 hours ago foundation," said Janet Bernard, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction option for students whose parents primarily home-school their children

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Felts home after tour of duty
Galax Gazette - Sep 01 6:43 AM
HILLSVILLE - Back in the U.S. from Afghanistan, Army reservist Mike Felts wants to marry his fianc e, complete his major and get on with life. The 1999 graduate of Carroll County High School joined the reserves with friend Jason Delp in 2001.

Friday night bites
Chicago Tribune - Sep 01 6:16 AM
Talk about home-grill advantage--at many high school games, the grub outshines the gridiron action

More high school grads paying more for housing
USA Today - Aug 30 11:39 AM
Rent payments and home values have increased over the past five years and a greater percentage of the population has graduated from high school, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Commuting time to jobs hasn't changed much, and neither has the number of rooms in those homes.

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Religion notes
Brookline TAB, MA - 3 hours ago The school's curriculum emphasizes the basics of Torah, Hebrew to its twice-weekly religious school, the synagogue an informal atmosphere in the home of Rabbi

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San Diego County Schools Show Mixed Results in Progress Report
Voice of San Diego, CA - 11 hours ago foundation," said Janet Bernard, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction option for students whose parents primarily home-school their children

COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - 10 hours ago A BEKA BOOK HOME SCHOOL curriculum and textbook sale will be held from 10 am to noon and 2 to 4 pm Sept. 8 at the Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway.

Parents have different reasons for teaching children at home
Benton County Daily Record, AR - Aug 26, 2005 She chooses the curriculum at a home school fair each spring. John Isaac, her seventh grader, will work with a computer based curriculum this year.

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School doors swing open for new year: Initiatives aim to increase
Montclair Times, NJ - 13 hours ago The school district will also introduce a new technology curriculum for kindergarten Vincent s Hospital and Nursing Home, the Washington Street YMCA, and

Brown A to Z: A guide to Brownspeak
Brown Daily Herald, RI - 5 hours ago New Curriculum: This is what allows you take whatever classes you want in the nation with the longest name, and your home now RISD: Rhode Island School of Design

Success for All aptly named
Leavenworth Times, KS - 3 hours ago materials, Success for All curriculum includes such things as CDs and video segments, Winston said. Lunsford said he, Winston and home school coordinator Will

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Express & Star Midlands Life: West Midlands features, people and places
Express and Star - Sep 01 1:05 AM
Advertise here for just 1 a day - unlimited clicks! As pupils and teachers prepare to start a new school year, it's interesting to wonder how they would have fared in the 1850s and 1860s.

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Seeds of Loudoun Science School Sprout
Washington Post - Aug 29 8:28 PM
The 23 high school seniors enrolled at Loudoun County's new Academy of Science had a few guesses yesterday about the identity of the strange, swollen knots growing on the weedy plants that George Wolfe had gathered over the weekend in Maryland.

School psychologists help students cope
The Charlotte Observer - Aug 28 9:56 AM
Mental health plays a pivotal part in academic success. ''Do you think a student who was yelled at, abused at home or just bullied in the hall is in a frame of mind to learn at an optimal rate?'' asked Scott Poland, retiring director of psychological services at Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District near Houston.

Texas Tech-Highland Lakes planning move at year's end
The Highlander - Aug 31 10:02 PM
About six hours from the home campus in Lubbock, the Hill Country still is home to Red Raiders -- and not just alumni. With campuses in Junction, Fredericksburg and Marble Falls, the Texas Tech Hill Country system services students through both on-site education and distance learning.

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High school stadiums go quiet in wake of hurricane
The Clarion-Ledger - Sep 01 3:15 AM
Booneville's Jim Drewry has coached Mississippi high school football for more than 40 years and pretty much seen it all.

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GEAR UP Program could net more than $20 million
WMU News, MI - Aug 30, 2005 become self-sustaining in their home school districts Bangor Middle School students went to Gettysburg to activities were then woven into the class curriculum.

DCS expands role for district social worker
Outer Banks Sentinel, NC - Aug 31, 2005 needs, serve as a resource person in implementation of the Life Skills Training Curriculum, and serve as contact person for home school, student attendance

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Polk district schedules college fair
Orlando Sentinel, FL - 6 hours ago principal. Explorations V Children's Museum in Lakeland will have home-school workshops throughout the school year. Sessions are

Home school woes? Data show none
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Aug 17, 2005 It s worth the risk to continue Indiana s excellent home-school policy. We have the freedom to excel and also the freedom to fail.

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Back to HOME school
The Wichita Eagle, KS - Aug 19, 2005 "We used to have desks, but they'd get all bunched up in the middle," Sanchez said in explanation of the non-school-house look of her home.

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The Powell River Peak - This week - 08/31/2005 - New home allows club to set sights higher
Powell River Peak - Aug 31 6:19 PM
GIANT SWINGS: Powell River gymnast Courtney Craigen, almost 15, tries out some of the men's gymnastics equipment in Powell River Gymnastic Club's new home, which was once the Brooks Secondary School Junior Campus gymnasium.

Young writers Middle school students learn writing elements at UM camp
Missoulian - Aug 31 10:36 PM
During the last two weeks of July , 12 middle school students from Missoula and the surrounding region participated in the second annual Young Writer's Camp. Sponsored by the Montana Writing Project.

Survey: Rents and Home Values Higher
AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 11:05 AM
Rent payments and home values have increased over the past five years and a greater percentage of the population has graduated from high school, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Commuting time to jobs hasn't changed much, and neither has the number of rooms in those homes.

2005-09-01T01:03:00.000-07:00

Brown A to Z: A guide to Brownspeak
Brown Daily Herald, RI - 1 hour ago New Curriculum: This is what allows you take whatever classes you want in the nation with the longest name, and your home now RISD: Rhode Island School of Design

San Diego County Schools Show Mixed Results in Progress Report
Voice of San Diego, CA - 6 hours ago foundation," said Janet Bernard, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction option for students whose parents primarily home-school their children

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Berkshire Eagle Online - Headlines
Berkshire Eagle - Aug 21 12:12 AM
Don't miss Dining for a growing list of restaurant reviews plus restaurant locator. Also: Health Quarterly and Business sections.

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Karatu school shut after riot
IPP Media - Aug 31 9:41 PM
Karatu Secondary School in Karatu District has been closed down indefinitely after students rioted on Monday. The Karatu District Defence and Security Committee reached the decision yesterday after meeting with the schools administration.

Massive review of school spending
Newsday.com - 4 minutes ago
Federal investigators are demanding spending records from all 124 Long Island school districts and its three regional education boards as part of a mammoth financial review that local officials say is unprecedented in sweep.

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Families choose to home school
Bloomington Pantagraph, USA - Aug 20, 2005 However, the Christian Home School Education Association estimates the number of students being taught at home is 60,000 and 70,000 in Illinois and more than 2

Home school woes? Data show none
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Aug 17, 2005 It s worth the risk to continue Indiana s excellent home-school policy. We have the freedom to excel and also the freedom to fail.

Class notes
St. Petersburg Times, FL - 5 hours ago The center can be found between the Lecanto Middle and High schools. The presentation is for home school families in Citrus County.

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International Homeschool Publication Moves Operations Hub to
ArriveNet (press release), CO - Aug 18, 2005 neighbors. Kris Price of the Five Rivers Homeschool Association says the local homeschool community is always open to newcomers .

2005-08-31T22:09:00.000-07:00

International Homeschool Magazine Offers Curriculum Buyers
ArriveNet (press release), CO - Aug 23, 2005 Dandridge, TN -- (ArriveNet - Aug 23, 2005) -- As summer comes to an end, homeschool families across North America are analyzing their curriculum choices for

Mattole plans opening of Mt. Shasta center
Mount Shasta Herald, CA - 14 hours ago Mattole Valley Charter School has been offering educational choices to homeschool and independent study students in Siskiyou County for 8 years.

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Parents have different reasons for teaching children at home
Benton County Daily Record, AR - Aug 26, 2005 She chooses the curriculum at a home school fair each spring. John Isaac, her seventh grader, will work with a computer based curriculum this year.

Sturgis seeks a stable home
Cape Cod Times, MA - 22 hours ago baccalaureate program, a demanding curriculum that is similar to college-level classes. The program was a central component in the school's original 1998

GEAR UP Program could net more than $20 million
WMU News, MI - Aug 30, 2005 become self-sustaining in their home school districts Bangor Middle School students went to Gettysburg to activities were then woven into the class curriculum.

2005-08-31T21:39:00.000-07:00

School boards could learn from home-schoolers' successes
East Valley Tribune, AZ - Aug 28, 2005 who took the ACT this year achieved an average score of 22.5, which is significantly above the national average, according to the Home School Legal Defense

Sweet Home school board won't sell Pleasant Valley
Albany Democrat Herald, OR - Aug 17, 2005 SWEET HOME The Sweet Home School Board said Monday it isn't interested in selling the former Pleasant Valley Kindergarten for at least another year.

Canterbury Shaker Village launches home-school 'Shaker Scholars'
Laconia Citizen, NH - Aug 28, 2005 This fall Canterbury Shaker Village is launching "Shaker Scholars," an educational program for home-schooled students ages 7 - 11.

2005-08-31T20:48:00.000-07:00

Charter school approved by Board of Education
News Daily - Aug 31 9:37 PM
Cheers from dozens of charter school supporters resounded in the old church hall at the Clayton County Public Schools Administrative Complex Wednesday night, when the Clayton County Board of Education voted unanimously with three absent members to allow the county's first charter school to open on Tuesday, Sept. 6, called the Lewis Academy of Excellence.

2005-08-31T20:30:00.000-07:00

New school opens doors for preview
Capital News 9 - Aug 31 8:36 PM
When students at an Albany school go back to classes next week, they'll be the first to walk the halls of a new school. The new Montessori Magnet School opened its doors to offer a sneak peek for parents and students.

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Food & Drink Teach a kid to cook (and you feed her for a lifetime)
San Antonio Current, TX - 3 hours ago to culinary programs that put old-school Home Ec to Clark High School, on the North Side, launched its increased to nearly 100, and its curriculum is geared

2005-08-31T19:57:00.000-07:00

Band set to honor troops
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Aug 09 5:07 AM
Drum majors Chris McManus and Daniel Freeman will conduct the Sequoyah High School "Band of Chiefs" at Friday night football games, beginning Aug. 19. Eliot Franklin is the band captain. David E. Harrison is director of bands and orchestra.

JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM HELPS YOUNG MINDS
Tyler Morning Telegraph - Aug 10 7:53 PM
Did you know that there were about 526 insect fragments in that plate of spaghetti that you ate recently? Or that you can tell the temperature by counting the number of cricket chirps in 15 seconds and adding 39?

2005-08-31T19:39:00.000-07:00

Co-ops give an added dimension to homeschool
Longmont Daily Times-Call, CO - Aug 30, 2005 Co-ops can act as a network of support, like the Longmont Homeschool Co-op with 170 families, or its many sub-groups, like the 13 families of the co-op

Broad Meadow Brook's homeschool programs for fall, 2005
Stoughton Journal, MA - Aug 5, 2005 Broad Meadow Brook's homeschool programs offer a friendly, cooperative learning environment for people of all ages. Our homeschool

2005-08-31T18:30:00.000-07:00

Seeds of Loudoun Science School Sprout
Washington Post - Aug 29 6:12 PM
The 23 high school seniors enrolled at Loudoun County's new Academy of Science had a few guesses yesterday about the identity of the strange, swollen knots growing on the weedy plants that George Wolfe had gathered over the weekend in Maryland.

2005-08-31T18:03:00.000-07:00

Student allowed to try out for team
St. Petersburg Times - Aug 10 10:32 PM
But the state high school athletic board says the private schooler can't play volleyball for Centennial Middle. DADE CITY - Shelby Mander needed more than just her serve and her spike at Tuesday's tryouts for Centennial Middle School's volleyball team.

Charter school remains closed
News Daily - Aug 11 8:37 PM
On Aug. 1, dozens of parents and citizens of Riverdale gathered at the front entrance of the Clayton County Public Schools Administrative building in support of the Lewis Academy of Excellence, the county's would-be first charter school.

2005-08-31T16:45:00.000-07:00

Tucson grade school without air conditioning
KVOA Tucson - Aug 31 6:15 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. Imagine sitting in a classroom with no air conditioning? That's what students and faculty are going through at Tucson's Secrist Middle School.

2005-08-31T16:18:00.000-07:00

Business helps father mill family tradition
Brown County Democrat, IN - 16 hours ago store. It s hard to learn, and it takes a while to get adjusted, said Isaac, a 19-year-old graduate of the Manuel homeschool.

Homeschool Exchange!
Bella Online - Aug 10, 2005 Homeschool-Exchange is a one-stop-shop for homeschool families around the world who want to exchange postcards, Flat Travelers, keychains, snail mail letters

Homeschool band seeks members
Lawrence Journal World, KS - Jul 31, 2005 Encore Homeschool Band and Orchestra organizers are seeking students who would like to participate in band, orchestra and choir. Rehearsals begin in September.

2005-08-31T15:51:00.000-07:00

Hazen developer's plans include school site
Lahontan Valley News - Aug 30 1:31 AM
Developers of a planned 2,500-home residential, commercial and industrial complex in Hazen will work with the Churchill County School District to include an elementary school site as part of the massive project.

2005-08-31T15:36:00.000-07:00

Evacuees can register children for school in Lafayette Parish
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Aug 30 11:02 PM
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Parents who had to evacuate because of Hurricane Katrina will be able to register their children for school in Lafayette Parish starting Wednesday, officials said.

Girl Turns in Drinking School Bus Driver
AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 5:05 AM
A teenager took matters into her hands when a substitute school bus driver who smelled of alcohol sped down the road with youngsters in tow, police said.

2005-08-31T15:06:00.000-07:00

Discovery Center's camp helps students disect biology
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription), TN - 22 hours ago "This camp allows children to go much further in their studies than they could in a typical classroom or homeschool setting," said Christy Lewis, the education

Homeschool Exchange!
Bella Online - Aug 10, 2005 Homeschool-Exchange is a one-stop-shop for homeschool families around the world who want to exchange postcards, Flat Travelers, keychains, snail mail letters

Rogers student among inductees into homeschool honor society
Benton County Daily Record, AR - Aug 20, 2005 By Gary Lookadoo Staff Writer garyl@nwanews.com. BENTONVILLE Seven new inductees into the Eta Sigma Alpha National Home School

2005-08-31T14:54:00.000-07:00

Bus Driver Administers Life-Saving CPR
Detroit Now - Aug 31 4:52 PM
A bus driver saved the life of a South Lake High School football player when his heart stopped Friday night and he collapsed. Senior Nate Mixon was coming home from a game, Friday night, when his chest began hurting and he was unable to catch his breath.

School starts - for some
phillyburbs.com - Aug 31 3:09 AM
Area school districts vary in their approach to setting a date to return to class.

Having a Computer at Home 'Holds Boys Back in School'
RedNova - Aug 29 4:53 PM
HOME computers are holding boys back at school because they spend so much time playing games, a study has revealed. While conscientious girls use their PCs for homework, boys are spending hours on 'leisure purposes' that leave them with little time to study.

2005-08-31T14:36:00.000-07:00

More high school grads paying more for housing
USA Today - Aug 30 11:41 AM
Rent payments and home values have increased over the past five years and a greater percentage of the population has graduated from high school, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Commuting time to jobs hasn't changed much, and neither has the number of rooms in those homes.

The Mt. Vernon Community Focus page appears every Tuesday in the print edition of the Register-News. By APRIL TOLER
Mt. Vernon Register-News - Aug 30 11:45 AM
The Mt. Vernon Community Focus page appears every Tuesday in the print edition of the Register-News. MT. VERNON After spending almost two weeks conducting missionary work in Zimbabwe, Randy Sells said he has grown more appreciative with all he has back home in the United States.

Cards host Crandon in home opener Friday night; fall to Ladysmith 27-13 to open season
Park Falls Herald - Aug 31 7:10 AM
PARK FALLS -- The Park Falls High School football team opened its season with a 27-13 loss to Ladysmith at the 2005 Gridiron Classic last Thursday, Aug. 25 at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie.

2005-08-31T13:39:00.000-07:00

Sweet Home school board won't sell Pleasant Valley
Albany Democrat Herald, OR - Aug 17, 2005 SWEET HOME The Sweet Home School Board said Monday it isn't interested in selling the former Pleasant Valley Kindergarten for at least another year.

Home-school education grows in Boynton area
Palm Beach Post, FL - Aug 23, 2005 While many parents sent their kids back to school this month with a sigh of relief, work is just beginning for families who home-school their children.

2005-08-31T13:18:00.000-07:00

Families choose to home school
Bloomington Pantagraph, USA - Aug 20, 2005 However, the Christian Home School Education Association estimates the number of students being taught at home is 60,000 and 70,000 in Illinois and more than 2

Back to HOME school
The Wichita Eagle, KS - Aug 19, 2005 "We used to have desks, but they'd get all bunched up in the middle," Sanchez said in explanation of the non-school-house look of her home.

2005-08-31T12:54:00.000-07:00

COUNTY IN BRIEF
Maui News, HI - Aug 30, 2005 Learning Center s services include student tutoring, home school support and Discussion topics will include curriculum, school calendar, field trips, report

Parents have different reasons for teaching children at home
Benton County Daily Record, AR - Aug 26, 2005 She chooses the curriculum at a home school fair each spring. John Isaac, her seventh grader, will work with a computer based curriculum this year.

Back To School Time What's New?
Indiana Gazette, PA - 7 hours ago Changes include implementing new English curriculum for grades seven players from the Purchase Line School District, the grass on their home football field

2005-08-31T12:30:00.000-07:00

Strengthening their foundation
The Sacramento Bee - Aug 19 6:03 AM
Chris Nagy Chow spends her year explaining her life away to the countless number of people who question her home-schooling lifestyle.

Kids Bulletin Board
Nashua Telegraph - Aug 25 9:05 AM
NASHUA MIDDLE SCHOOLS: Any middle school student athlete that wishes to sign up for a fall sport at Elm Street, Fairgrounds or Pennichuck Middle Schools can do so in their respective school s main office throughout the summer months from 8 a.m.-noon.

Live Q&A: Parent's Guide
Seattle Times - Aug 12 3:28 PM
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2005-08-31T12:12:00.000-07:00

Bill would let home pupils play public school sports
The Decatur Daily, AL - Aug 27, 2005 He also said that even though home school students are required to meet certain academic standards, they may not meet the specific standards required for

Home-school program suspended
Bend Bulletin, OR - Aug 27, 2005 The Sisters School District has suspended its home-school program until a secretary of state audit can be reviewed, district administrators said Friday.

More School Bells Ring at Home
New York Times, United States - Aug 20, 2005 a desire for a classical education or a hope for closer family bonds, a growing number of Long Island families are choosing to home-school their children.

2005-08-31T11:27:00.000-07:00

Smithfield Foods gives CNU $5M
Daily Press, VA - 15 hours ago "This is where we call home.". The investment might allow Smithfield Foods to have some say in developing the business school's curriculum, he said.

2005-08-31T11:15:00.000-07:00

Online learning boom echoes across state
Seattle Times - Aug 14 5:25 PM
Internet classes are joining the education mainstream so quickly it's unclear what all the ramifications may be.

2005-08-31T11:03:00.000-07:00

Alibris Announces Record Sales of New and Used Textbooks
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 1 hour ago "At Alibris, we are continually improving the customer experience for textbook shoppers, whether they are looking for books for a homeschool, public school, or

Co-ops give an added dimension to homeschool
Longmont Daily Times-Call, CO - Aug 30, 2005 Co-ops can act as a network of support, like the Longmont Homeschool Co-op with 170 families, or its many sub-groups, like the 13 families of the co-op

2005-08-31T10:39:00.000-07:00

Having a Computer at Home 'Holds Boys Back in School'
RedNova - Aug 29 4:53 PM
HOME computers are holding boys back at school because they spend so much time playing games, a study has revealed. While conscientious girls use their PCs for homework, boys are spending hours on 'leisure purposes' that leave them with little time to study.

2005-08-31T10:21:00.000-07:00

2005-08-31T10:06:00.000-07:00

Homeschool Exchange!
Bella Online - Aug 10, 2005 Homeschool-Exchange is a one-stop-shop for homeschool families around the world who want to exchange postcards, Flat Travelers, keychains, snail mail letters

2005-08-31T09:51:00.000-07:00

For many, home school meets range of needs
Pioneer Press, MN - Aug 27, 2005 In addition, home school organizations and education companies offering curriculum plans have made it easier for parents. "(Home

2005-08-31T09:21:00.000-07:00

Homeschool band seeks members
Lawrence Journal World, KS - Jul 31, 2005 Encore Homeschool Band and Orchestra organizers are seeking students who would like to participate in band, orchestra and choir. Rehearsals begin in September.

International Homeschool Publication Moves Operations Hub to
ArriveNet (press release), CO - Aug 18, 2005 neighbors. Kris Price of the Five Rivers Homeschool Association says the local homeschool community is always open to newcomers .

2005-08-31T08:51:00.000-07:00

Alibris Joins FOX to Outfit a Home-School with Books
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 09 9:51 AM
Alibris, the premiere destination for used, new, and out-of-print books, has teamed up with FOX's Renovate My Family to help one struggling family in Watts, California, to fill their home-school shelves with much-needed books.

Emus and goats, and lye -- oh my!
Tallahassee Democrat - Aug 19 3:23 PM
Back in the day, people made soap of pig fat and lye -- a potent one-two combo, to be sure. But one even today's Madison Avenue wizards would have trouble selling.

2005-08-31T08:36:00.000-07:00

First, define a neighborhood school
Galesburg Register-Mail - Aug 31 8:58 AM
GALESBURG - Defining a neighborhood school topped the list of issues impacting District 205's comprehensive boundary study at a special board meeting Tuesday.

2005-08-31T08:15:00.000-07:00

Science academy in line for $89,450
St. Petersburg Times, FL - 14 hours ago Another challenge is how to work out a feasible curriculum for out-of county The other half of the year they attend their home high school for other

DCS expands role for district social worker
Outer Banks Sentinel, NC - 11 hours ago needs, serve as a resource person in implementation of the Life Skills Training Curriculum, and serve as contact person for home school, student attendance

Area students hold their own on SAT scores
Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL - 13 hours ago Spruce Creek High School, home of a highly competitive Taylor High School went up 20 points on its quite like that," said Nicki Junkins, curriculum and program

2005-08-31T07:48:00.000-07:00

Live Q&A: Parent's Guide
Seattle Times - Aug 12 11:16 AM
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Education Calendar
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Aug 28 5:08 AM
Alianza Charter Schools governing board meets 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the school library, 115 Casserly Road, Watsonville. All interested parents are welcome to attend. Visit www.lgshakes.org.

2005-08-31T07:36:00.000-07:00

Mises Institute Home Study Course in Austrian Economics
Mises.org - 22 hours ago economics than from this organized curriculum that takes you are preparing for college, graduate school, professional life of study that can be pursued at home.

News For Your Web Site
dBusinessNews Chicago (press release), IL - 9 hours ago we've agreed, that a quality preschool curriculum is vital to a child's ultimate success in school," said Gary about activities they can do at home to extend

2005-08-31T07:06:00.000-07:00

Back To School Time What's New?
Indiana Gazette, PA - 2 hours ago Changes include implementing new English curriculum for grades seven players from the Purchase Line School District, the grass on their home football field

Parents have different reasons for teaching children at home
Benton County Daily Record, AR - Aug 26, 2005 She chooses the curriculum at a home school fair each spring. John Isaac, her seventh grader, will work with a computer based curriculum this year.

2005-08-31T06:51:00.000-07:00

School trades textbooks for laptops
Independent Record - Aug 28 11:10 PM
VAIL, Ariz. Students at Empire High School here started class this year with no textbooks but it wasn't because of a funding crisis.

News
Daily Gate City - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
Keokuk High School and Keokuk Middle School are on the state's list for schools in need of improvement.

2005-08-31T06:39:00.000-07:00

New' Thames Academy Aims To Build On Existing Program
TheDay (subscription), CT - 8 hours ago they either will take their own bus home or participate in fund by state law, not to the school to offset Brown said the curriculum at Thames Academy will call

For many, home school meets range of needs
Pioneer Press, MN - Aug 27, 2005 In addition, home school organizations and education companies offering curriculum plans have made it easier for parents. "(Home

Parents have different reasons for teaching children at home
Benton County Daily Record, AR - Aug 26, 2005 She chooses the curriculum at a home school fair each spring. John Isaac, her seventh grader, will work with a computer based curriculum this year.

2005-08-31T06:27:00.000-07:00

Thieves strike city shop again
Daily Journal - Aug 25 3:15 AM
MILLVILLE -- A West Main Street flower shop was victimized by thieves for the second time in a week Monday night. George Mitchell, owner of The Flower Shoppe Limited, told police 13 white Cordova pots of ornamental grass were stolen. Last week, two hanging plants valued at $75 each were stolen.

Group seeks veterans for living history program
St. Petersburg Times - Aug 02 10:33 PM
The Veterans Appreciation Week Ad Hoc Coordinating Committee will conduct its annual Veterans in the Classroom program Oct. 31 through Nov. 10 as part of Veterans Appreciation Week.

2005-08-31T06:03:00.000-07:00

The Howard School breaks ground on new school facility on the dynamic west side
The Weekly - Aug 31 5:37 AM
ATLANTA (Aug. 31, 2005) The Howard School announces plans to build a new home on Foster Street near Atlantic Station on the booming west side of midtown Atlanta. The new school will be open for the 2006-2007 school year.

Whitsitt to retire from school post
Peoria Journal Star - Aug 31 1:02 AM
LEWISTOWN -The superintendent of the Lewistown Unit 97 school district will retire at the end of the school year. Dan Whitsitt, 54, said he decided to end his 32-year career in education because he is eligible for full retirement benefits beginning next year.

2005-08-31T05:33:00.000-07:00

Sturgis seeks a stable home
Cape Cod Times - Aug 31 4:38 AM
BOSTON - Seven years after its creation, Sturgis Charter Public School is laying the groundwork to buy the downtown Hyannis building the school has been leasing since it opened.

2005-08-31T05:21:00.000-07:00

2005-08-31T05:06:00.000-07:00

Home school woes? Data show none
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Aug 17, 2005 It s worth the risk to continue Indiana s excellent home-school policy. We have the freedom to excel and also the freedom to fail.

2005-08-31T04:51:00.000-07:00

Austin schools ratings up under NCLB
Austin Herald, MN - 21 hours ago n Implement new K-12 Reading/Language Arts curriculum. n Extending learning opportunities with our after school classes. and students can be bused home at 4 pm.

Sturgis seeks a stable home
Cape Cod Times, MA - 5 hours ago baccalaureate program, a demanding curriculum that is similar to college-level classes. The program was a central component in the school's original 1998

2005-08-31T04:33:00.000-07:00

Students want tougher, more demanding high school education
Marietta Times, OH - 3 hours ago Marietta, a sophomore, would like to see a more challenging curriculum. enrolled in public schools, with some attending private school, home school, or another

DCS expands role for district social worker
Outer Banks Sentinel, NC - 7 hours ago needs, serve as a resource person in implementation of the Life Skills Training Curriculum, and serve as contact person for home school, student attendance

2005-08-31T04:18:00.000-07:00

Back-to-School Tip for Success: Demand Great Home/School
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Aug 16, 2005 highest priority. Bagin claims the school principal is often the catalyst for improving home school communication. "Principals need

Home school group plans for new year
Winchester Sun, KY - Aug 25, 2005 Approximately 20 families were represented at last week's meeting of The Central Kentucky Christian Home School Association at The Bethany Book Room to make

College schedules meet home school
Charlotte Observer, NC - Aug 22, 2005 from his parents. The part-home school, part-private academy concept is called the university-model school. The first such school

2005-08-31T03:57:00.000-07:00

Bill would allow home schoolers to play public school sports
Tuscaloosa News (subscription), AL - Aug 27, 2005 The problem is that when parents in Alabama decide to home school their children, they are not only taking them out of the classroom, they are also taking them

2005-08-31T03:27:00.000-07:00

Science academy in line for $89,450
St. Petersburg Times, FL - 9 hours ago funded, the academy may pursue enrolling ninth-graders" and "expand the recruitment to other counties and increase the number of homeschool students attending

Discovery Center's camp helps students disect biology
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription), TN - 11 hours ago "This camp allows children to go much further in their studies than they could in a typical classroom or homeschool setting," said Christy Lewis, the education

2005-08-31T03:03:00.000-07:00

Brooks right at 'home' working at YMCA
Republican American - Aug 31 2:13 AM
He was practically raised in the place. He can hardly recall a day of his life that wasn't spent at the YMCA. He played basketball there. He attended after school programs there. He put in hundreds of volunteer hours there, and they even created a part-time job for him while in high school.

THE AMISH COOK: It's quiet at home, now that children are at school
The Herald-Press - Aug 30 12:11 PM
I thought I'd write this column before I have to wake the children to get ready for school. It is now 5:25 a.m. and my husband Joe left a half hour ago for work. I let the children sleep until 6 a.m., since they don't have to leave for school until around 7.

2005-08-31T02:51:00.000-07:00

Broad Meadow Brook's homeschool programs for fall, 2005
Stoughton Journal, MA - Aug 5, 2005 Broad Meadow Brook's homeschool programs offer a friendly, cooperative learning environment for people of all ages. Our homeschool

Science academy in line for $89,450
St. Petersburg Times, FL - 9 hours ago funded, the academy may pursue enrolling ninth-graders" and "expand the recruitment to other counties and increase the number of homeschool students attending

Homeschool open house
Bridgeton News, United States - Aug 19, 2005 By COURTNEY DuBose. MILLVILLE -- The Homeschool Academy of South Jersey will host an informational open house on Monday, Aug. 29

2005-08-31T02:36:00.000-07:00

'Home ec' is so 1950s! Now it's food science, finance
Austin American-Statesman - Aug 28 10:56 PM
'Home ec' is so 1950s! Today's cover subjects from household budgeting to career management, and attract a lot more guys. Round Rock students construct models of neighborhoods as they study urban environments.

SAT Math Scores Hit Record High
phillyburbs.com - Aug 30 7:50 AM
The high school class of 2005 recorded what officials say are the highest-ever average scores on the math portion of the SAT college entrance exam, a modest jump from last year that comes amid conflicting data on the math skills of American students.

2005-08-31T02:12:00.000-07:00

Homeschool band seeks members
Lawrence Journal World, KS - Jul 31, 2005 Encore Homeschool Band and Orchestra organizers are seeking students who would like to participate in band, orchestra and choir. Rehearsals begin in September.

Discovery Center's camp helps students disect biology
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription), TN - 9 hours ago "This camp allows children to go much further in their studies than they could in a typical classroom or homeschool setting," said Christy Lewis, the education

2005-08-31T01:51:00.000-07:00

Austin schools ratings up under NCLB
Austin Herald, MN - 18 hours ago n Implement new K-12 Reading/Language Arts curriculum. n Extending learning opportunities with our after school classes. and students can be bused home at 4 pm.

Parents have different reasons for teaching children at home
Benton County Daily Record, AR - Aug 26, 2005 She chooses the curriculum at a home school fair each spring. John Isaac, her seventh grader, will work with a computer based curriculum this year.

PLANO CALENDAR
Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - 6 hours ago A BEKA BOOK HOME-SCHOOL curriculum and textbook sale will be from 10 am to noon and 2 to 4 pm Sept. 8 at the Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway.

2005-08-31T01:36:00.000-07:00

For many, home school meets range of needs
Pioneer Press, MN - Aug 27, 2005 "Lots of kids get in trouble and screw around. (Home school is) more efficient.". More than 17,000 Minnesota students attended home school last year.

2005-08-31T01:06:00.000-07:00

Back to HOME school
The Wichita Eagle, KS - Aug 19, 2005 "We used to have desks, but they'd get all bunched up in the middle," Sanchez said in explanation of the non-school-house look of her home.