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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:27:32 -0700
Texas Connections Academy Holds Abilene Information Session
Texas Connections Academy (TCA) is offering parents throughout Texas the opportunity to learn more about this highly accountable, high-quality virtual public school during local information sessions. These information sessions also allow interested families to meet with TCA's certified teachers and parents with children currently enrolled in the school.
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:41:08 -0700
Editorial: Detention education offers teens a lifeline - Wed, 21 Jul 2010 PST
Parents arent always the best judges of whats good for their children. Some dysfunctional parents not only fail to guide their children toward appropriate goals, they lead them down the path of self-destruction. At the same time, some kids find that path on their own, despite the conscientious efforts of devoted parents.
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:22:17 -0700
Iran's Ethnic Azeris And The Language Question
Call it discrimination or even chauvinism: Millions of Iran's ethnic Azeris have no right of education in their mother tongue. But, surprisingly, it appears the majority of them don't care much about this inequality. -Abbas Djavadi, RFE
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:21:06 -0700
To stretch or not to stretch
Much buzz has been going on about the proposed lengthening of elementary and high school years. As a parent of three school-aged children who feel the financial crunch from year to year, I, for one, am not in favor of extending my kids schooling because that would entail more expenses and more frustration on my part. I dont believe that my children are still not getting the best education they ...
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:50:46 -0700
Stephanomics
What does the future hold for the eurozone?
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:59:50 -0700
Helena Sex Ed
Parents are battling it out over sex education in one Montana school district. A proposal in Helena is getting national attention.
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:27:09 -0700
Around the region
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
Around the region
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
