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In First Setback to Homeschooling in Decades, Connecticut Declares War
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (800+ words) The unprecedented measure also purports to force parents to provide government-approved "education." Language ordering homeschoolers to have "equivalent instruction" to government's was removed. But the final bill signed into law by Governor Ned Lamont last week still decrees that parents…...
Parents Sentenced to Jail for Homeschooling Their Kids
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (34+ words) A judge in Brazil has sentenced a mother and father to prison for 50 days because they homeschool their children, accusing them of "intellectual neglect" and failing to teach them "tolerance and diversity." "...
Brazilian Parents Sentenced to 50 Days in Jail for Homeschooling Their Girls
22+ hour, 52+ min ago (457+ words) A judge in Brazil has sentenced a mother and father to prison for 50 days because they homeschool their children, accusing them of "intellectual neglect" and failing to teach them "tolerance and diversity." " Audato and Ieda Denardi began homeschooling their daughters,…...
How Kids Kollege is fighting the summer slide
20+ hour, 47+ min ago (539+ words) A younger student demographic can be found across the San Juan College campus during the summer as Kids Kollege classes begin for those ages 4 to 15. Those children are part of a summer enrichment program that brings a range of classes…...
Green launches Parent Advisory Council
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (453+ words) RALEIGH " North Carolina State Superintendent Mo Green launched the Superintendent's Parent Advisory Council on June 4, according to a recent press release. The council is a statewide initiative that aims to strengthen family engagement in public education and contribute to implementing…...
Brazil court sentences homeschooling parents to prison for 'intellectual neglect"
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (307+ words) A Brazilian court has reportedly sentenced parents Audato and Ieda Denardi to 50 days in prison for homeschooling their children. A judge convicted them of "intellectual neglect" for not including curriculum that includes "gender and sex education" and "tolerance and diversity…...
Commentary: School nurses help drive the future of America's health " Orlando Sentinel
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (666+ words) America is preparing the next generation for a future defined by chronic disease, mental health challenges and widening health inequities. Yet the public health leaders best positioned to help families navigate those realities are already in our schools, quietly caring…...
The Homeschooler Stereotype Is Dead. Here's What Replaced It
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (807+ words) Once eccentric outsiders, homeschoolers are now a lot like you and me. What Lane found in her research is that homeschoolers are far more diverse than many stereotypes suggest. "To put it succinctly," she writes, "the new homeschoolers were not…...
Roanoke County homeschooling family takes fight against VHSL to state court
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (127+ words) WSET ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) " A Roanoke County homeschooling family is now taking its fight with the Virginia High School League to state court. On Monday, the Palmers filed a civil injunction in the county after withdrawing their federal lawsuit…...
Brazil Court Sentences Parents to Prison for Homeschooling
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (444+ words) A Brazilian court has sentenced parents Audato and Ieda Denardi to 50 days in prison for homeschooling their children. A judge convicted them of "intellectual neglect" for not including curriculum that includes "gender and sex education" and "tolerance and diversity" education....