Virtual students’ go to school without being in school
From the Post-Star in the Adirondack region of New York
By Tim Engle October 18, 2009
Philip Marten of Shawnee, Kansas, was homeschooled until high school. Now he attends school online from home. As co-conductor of the Kansas City Youth Symphony he finds the virtual school a good fit [...]
Drew Gamblin, a Maryland public high school student, was homeschooled from 6th grade until he chose the high school experience of “debate team, music, drama and senior prom.” He’s getting more than he bargained for trying to integrate his homeschool educational work into his public high school transcript.
Gifted Student Is Being Held Back By Graduation [...]
New school board members were recently elected in Alaska. One of the incumbents has a couple of issues at the top of his priority list:
Anderson, Navarre take school board seats
By Dante Petri | Peninsula Clarion
Anderson, Navarre take school board seats Peninsula Clarion October 07, 2009
I think there’s evidence in the national press that there’s a [...]
Attorney Deborah G. Stevenson, Executive Director
Bulletin #72 Truancy Bill 10/06/09
Did you know that proposed legislation introduces a national definition of truancy that will affect those enrolled in public schools, and potentially those enrolled in private or home schools?
The bill is Senate bill 1708, entitled, “School Attendance [...]
In California: Notebook: RCC volleyball player a quick learner
“After the first taste, I was hooked,” said Catanese, who played recreationally and at a home-school tournament before eventually joining a club team at 16.
Outside hitter Dorothy Catanese, who was home-schooled and didn’t join a club team until she was 16, has become a [...]
