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Home-schoolers and the library: Home-schooling parents are invited to a program on library services and materials, as well as a look at interlibrary loans and subscription databases, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the South Haven Branch of the Porter County Public Library, 403 W. County Road 700N. Registration for this free program is required by Friday. For more information, call 759-4474 ...
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:03:16 -0700
Society daily 28.07.2010
Thoughts on the Khyra Ishaq case and home schooling; tackling problem pubs, and the dangers of loneliness Full coverage: the Khyra Ishaq serious case review Khyra's death "preventable", says review Extracts from the Khyra Ishaq serious case review Ministers urged to tighten law on home education Social workers thwarted by mother's intimidation tactics Timeline: the tragic last six months of ...
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:40:23 -0700
CA Mentor Program is Now Here
When a group home burned in Boston a few years ago, the troubled teens were dispersed into family homes until the shelter could be rebuilt. In the process, social workers noticed something unusual was happening. Behavior improved and the teens did not want to return to the group home setting. They wanted to remain as part of a family. The concept spread across the nation. In 1985, Kern ...
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:38:39 -0700
Review: Dogtooth
Both absurd and creepy Home schooling takes a hit in Greek director Giorgos Lanthimos's bizarre, chilling parable.
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:22:06 -0700
Sycamore Township business opens language school
Owner Lynn Elfers was working out of her home in Kenwood when she started Affordable Language Services, which provides translations and interpreter services, in 2000. Seven years later Elfers and her husband Gary, now serving as executive director, moved the business to Blue Ash Road in Sycamore Township at its border with Blue Ash. The couple that honed their skills in Spanish during several ...
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:41:42 -0700
Florida education news: Phi Beta Kappa, furloughs, home schooling and more
REJECTED: Phi Beta Kappa denies the University of South Florida a chapter again. MISLEADING: The Florida Education Association sues to keep Amendment 8 regarding class size off the November ballot . PAY UP: NCS Pearson faces another $12 million in fines for its FCAT failures. UNTRUE: Talk of Hillsborough schools adopting weekly early release days is greatly exaggerated . NEVER MIND: Pinellas ...
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:18:22 -0700
Home School: Why Ethnic Families Are Saying Yes
SAN RAMON, Calif. Ask Omar Alwazzani to name all the countries in Western Europe and hell do it at the speed of light.Can he name all the presidents of the United States? Yup. Does he know where Morocco is...
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:52:37 -0700
A State of Transformation
In Whats the Matter With Kansas?, a documentary spun from Thomas Franks 2004 book , the director-producer Joe Winston and the producer Laura Cohen ostensibly seek the reasons for the transformation of a once-fiercely populist Democratic state into a Republican redoubt.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:37:08 -0700
Mountain Home school registration begins Aug. 6
The start of school for the Mountain Home School District has been moved up by about two weeks from when it has started in recent years. School will begin on Aug. 17.
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:04:32 -0700
Mountain Home school registration begins Aug. 6
The start of school for the Mountain Home School District has been moved up by about two weeks from when it has started in recent years. School will begin on Aug. 17.
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:04:32 -0700
Home School: Why Ethnic Families Are Saying Yes
SAN RAMON, Calif. Ask Omar Alwazzani to name all the countries in Western Europe and hell do it at the speed of light.Can he name all the presidents of the United States? Yup. Does he know where Morocco is...
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:52:37 -0700
Home School: Why Ethnic Families Are Saying Yes
SAN RAMON, Calif. Ask Omar Alwazzani to name all the countries in Western Europe and hell do it at the speed of light.Can he name all the presidents of the United States? Yup. Does he know where Morocco is...
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:52:37 -0700
School leaders urge early registration
Richmond County School Transportation leaders say they need parents to register new students, so they can plan the bus routes.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:14:55 -0700
School leaders urge early registration
Richmond County School Transportation leaders say they need parents to register new students, so they can plan the bus routes.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:14:55 -0700
Ex-school group treasurer admits to $33,000 theft
UPPER SOUTHAMPTON - Members of the Stackpole Elementary Home and School Association learned about the loss after an organization check bounced.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:16:25 -0700
Ex-school group treasurer admits to $33,000 theft
UPPER SOUTHAMPTON - Members of the Stackpole Elementary Home and School Association learned about the loss after an organization check bounced.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:16:25 -0700
Ex-school group treasurer admits theft
UPPER SOUTHAMPTON - Members of the Stackpole Elementary Home and School Association learned about the $33,000 theft after an organization check bounced.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:06:47 -0700
Ex-school group treasurer admits theft
UPPER SOUTHAMPTON - Members of the Stackpole Elementary Home and School Association learned about the $33,000 theft after an organization check bounced.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:06:47 -0700
Atkinson purchasing a home in Lorain school district
LORAIN Lorain schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson said her family is in the process of buying a new home in the Martins Run development off of Kolbe Road. The development is within the Lorain City School District and the deal on her home will tentatively close mid-August, she said.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:47:40 -0700
Atkinson purchasing a home in Lorain school district
LORAIN Lorain schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson said her family is in the process of buying a new home in the Martins Run development off of Kolbe Road. The development is within the Lorain City School District and the deal on her home will tentatively close mid-August, she said.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:47:40 -0700
School choice task force open to community
The Douglas County School District announced the creation of the DCSD School Choice Task Force to outline the vision for school choice in the district. The task force will focus on defining the school choice options that are needed and how to increase those options.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:29:06 -0700
School choice task force open to community
The Douglas County School District announced the creation of the DCSD School Choice Task Force to outline the vision for school choice in the district. The task force will focus on defining the school choice options that are needed and how to increase those options.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:29:06 -0700
Not all home school methods use curricula
Janice Hedin's son was into model rockets, so she used that as a starting point for his home-school curriculum. Her daughter loved horses, and that became a focal point for her education.
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:53:28 -0700
Not all home school methods use curricula
Janice Hedin's son was into model rockets, so she used that as a starting point for his home-school curriculum. Her daughter loved horses, and that became a focal point for her education.
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:53:28 -0700
Lebanon school board votes to put levy on ballot
LEBANON - Voters in Lebanon City School District will be asked to renew a three-year operating levy that school officials say is vital for the district after school board members voted unanimously to place the 5.41-mill levy on the Nov. 2 ballot.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:55:48 -0700
Lebanon school board votes to put levy on ballot
LEBANON - Voters in Lebanon City School District will be asked to renew a three-year operating levy that school officials say is vital for the district after school board members voted unanimously to place the 5.41-mill levy on the Nov. 2 ballot.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:55:48 -0700
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