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High number of home-schooled students leads to state audit |
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Written by JENNIFER RADCLIFFE - Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 13:40 |
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In an attempt to ensure that public school districts aren’t disguising high school dropouts, the Texas Education Agency is conducting an audit of students who withdrew under the auspice of home schooling.
TEA officials wouldn’t reveal details of the audit — other than to say that the state is contacting a random sampling of families to validate that they intended to home-school when they left middle or high school.
More than 22,620 Texas secondary students were listed as withdrawing to home-school in 2008 — raising a red flag among some experts and educators who worry that Texas’ lax regulations are encouraging abuse in the hands-off home-schooling category. The 2008 figures reflect a 24 percent jump from the prior year and roughly triple the number of high school home-schooling withdrawals from a decade ago.
“They looked at the numbers and data a little more closely and decided to go a little more in-depth,” TEA spokeswoman DeEtta Culbertson said.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 September 2010 14:16 |
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10 Awesome Companies Built by Teens |
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Written by Glen Stansberry
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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 08:58 |
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The entrepreneurial spirit starts early for many teenagers, but for most things like high school, college and social lives overpower the urge to start a business.
But not every teenager.
Occasionally there are a few really driven youngsters who actually create successful companies before they are old enough to vote, buy alcohol, or even drive. Here are 10 inspirational stories of some incredibly successful young entrepreneurs, who all started their empires in their teens.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 September 2010 14:07 |
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Iowa School District Suspends Home-Schooled First Grader |
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Written by Elizabeth Humphrey
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Friday, 19 February 2010 14:19 |
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An Iowa school district suspended Matthias Beattie, 6, for a week after he brought a live shotgun shell to a class he takes once a week through a Des Moines school program which pairs home-schooled students with public school teachers, USA Today reports.
According to story, which originally appeared in The Des Moines Register, the boy's parents say the discipline action "lacks common sense" and that the school did not make "clear that the policy applies to home-schooled children."
Matthias's mother, Charlene Beattie, tells the newspaper that "Matthias is a little kid from the farm, and he did not have intent to do any harm."
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 September 2010 14:12 |
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German Homeschooling Family Seeks Asylum in Canada |
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Written by Patrick B. Craine
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:34 |
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By Patrick B. Craine
OTTAWA, Ontario, March 23, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A German homeschooling family is seeking asylum in Canada after fleeing their native country due to persecution, reports the Globe and Mail.
The family will make their plea on Tuesday in a closed hearing before the Alberta Immigration and Refugee board. They say that they would be persecuted in Germany for homeschooling, based on the German law that forbids homeschooling with little exception. Parents who violate the law have faced hefty fines, as well as imprisonment and state seizure of their children.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 September 2010 14:10 |
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Written by Adogo
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Friday, 19 February 2010 14:30 |
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Adogo is being developed to serve the Home Education / Homeschool community by providing a secure environment for News, Networks and Resources.
We are just getting started and our plans are to launch the Adogo site in ‘beta test’ on March 01, 2010. Adogo is currently testing servers, application configurations and other features so if you would like to join and help get things going we would be (EXTREMELY) happy to have you. Just pre-register, look around and let us know what you like and what you don’t, suggest applications and improvements.
Are you a new Home Educator or a veteran with years of experience? We would be very happy to have you editorialize or even send some articles and photos on any Homeschool topic you desire. Become an Editor or Blogger and support the community. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 20 August 2010 12:11 |
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