Focused search for home educators

6+ hour, 42+ min ago  (1501+ words) Gwen Coffey, an assistant superintendent of special education for a large suburban district in the Houston area, said her office saw requests for IEPs from private school families roughly triple this year. They've even had to make the move this…...

22+ hour, 24+ min ago  (752+ words) Questions about the fate of several teenagers are swirling in a Georgia community. Their prank was juvenile, yet textbook. The ending " the death of a beloved teacher " was not. Five 18-year-olds face criminal charges in the death of their high…...

17+ hour, 58+ min ago  (356+ words) In a video posted from the district Thursday morning, Trigg County Superintendent Dr. Rex Booth has offered some clarity on truancy and homeschooling concerns that stemmed from last week's working session for the Board of Education. Booth said the district…...

20+ hour, 2+ min ago  (194+ words) Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont supports a bill that would require the Department of Children and Families to get an alert when children are withdrawn from school. The bill is in response to the death of an 11-year-old girl, whose remains…...

8+ hour, 27+ min ago  (23+ words) Philadelphia students, parents speak out against school closures during town hall'NBC10 Philadelphia Philadelphia students, parents speak out against school closures during town hall...

22+ hour, 14+ min ago  (250+ words) 7 OCPS Schools Closing Seven Orange County schools will close following the school board's final decision on Tuesday night. With fewer students and declining enrollment, public school leaders say they just don't have the money to keep under enrolled schools open....

13+ hour, 58+ min ago  (311+ words) As the Piedmont Triad keeps growing, so do our school systems. And while it's a great problem to have, one local school district says it's doing everything it can to prepare for an eventual boom in its student population, while…...

23+ hour, 21+ min ago  (121+ words) SAYVILLE, NY " The Lt. Michael Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation is resuming the LT Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum's Murph the Protector Member Scholarship. It awards $2,500 to a future high school senior, current college, or trade school attendee. To qualify for…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago  (703+ words) The warning often sounds something like this: "If you take taxpayer money, you're inviting oversight. Bureaucracy will follow. Homeschool freedom will disappear." For families who chose homeschooling specifically because of its independence and flexibility, that message can be unsettling. But…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago  (669+ words) Money can ease pressure, but it can't create commitment. The decline in worship tracks the decline in marriage " and the decline in young homeowners. The American dream of owning a home " a yard, a fence, a stake in the neighborhood…...