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Their children are too sick to go to school. These parents are fighting for them to get a better education at home.
23+ hour, 4+ min ago (1794+ words) TIVERTON, R. I. " When Michaela Hillyard was born in 2020, doctors said her prognosis was grim. Her parents were somewhat prepared for the news. Two days before Christmas the previous year, when Abaigeal Hillyard had an ultrasound at 18 weeks, she and her husband,…...
R. I. families scramble to enroll elsewhere as Croft School faces sudden closure
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1150+ words) PROVIDENCE " When Mandy Roman was deciding where to send her son to kindergarten, she was wary of the Providence Public Schools. The elementary school closest to her house in Washington Park had closed, and she feared more could shutter under…...
Amid Croft School financial crisis, R. I. parents demand answers
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (12+ words) The Boston Globe...
School offers hikes instead of detention. Teachers are seeing results. - The Boston Globe
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (846+ words) The high school students were breaking rules " skipping class, talking back to teachers or using their phones when they weren't allowed. They got detention, meaning they would sit in a classroom for a few hours after school. Leslie Trundy, a…...
Homeschooling, anti-vax, homeopathy: My left-wing childhood is back, on the right - The Boston Globe
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (421+ words) Kara Panzer is a writer based in New York City. My parents, like many in their community then, had lost some faith in institutions. They had concerns about a prescription-happy medical establishment and about the ways a materialistic culture might…...
A wave of Massachusetts students embrace unschooling, self-directed learning - The Boston Globe
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (844+ words) In fifth grade, Jace Rossignol was running through seventh grade math and was placed at an MCAS 11th grade reading achievement level. His elementary school could not accommodate how academically advanced he was, and his mom worried about bullying if she…...