Homeschoolers

NH court orders home-schooled child into government-run school

Seeded on Sat Aug 29, 2009 3:06 PM EDT (New Hampshire Free Press)

Seeded by thecryingprophet (Clipped by Andy Min)

A NH court has ordered a homeschooled child into a government school in order to expose her to different perspectives and world views. Has the court gone too far?

politics, relgion, homeschool, home, school, government, court, zealots, freedom-of-religion, parental-authority

Did Mattel Turn Dora the Explorer into a Tramp?

Seeded on Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:58 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Seeded by newsguru

When toy maker Mattel, working with Nickelodeon, announced earlier this month that a "tween" version of Nick's beloved "Dora the Explorer" cartoon character would be unveiled in the fall, the response was overwhelming ... overwhelmingly negative.

business, kids, preschoolers, children, parents, moms, brand, mattel, toys, dora-the-explorer

12 Year Old Girl Speaks Out on Abortion

Seeded on Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:48 AM EST (YouTube)

Seeded by FestiveWarrior

"Even though you can't see or hear them at all, a person's a person; no matter how small." Horton

abortion, rights-of-the-unborn, voices-of-the-unborn, right-to-life

Schools Led by Obama's Education Secretary Designee Failed No-Child-Left-Behind Standard for Five Years

Seeded on Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:29 AM EST (CNSNews.com)

Seeded by Bodhi1

(CNSNews.com) – The Chicago Public Schools, whose superintendent, Arne Duncan, has been tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to be the next education secretary, failed to meet the Illinois state standards set under the No Child Left Behind Act for the last five years.

politics, obama, arne-duncan, government-schools, no-child-left-behind

David Boaz on Arne Duncan

Seeded on Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:19 AM EST (cato-at-liberty.org)

Seeded by Andy Min

I don't know much about Arne Duncan, President-elect Obama's choice to be Secretary of Education. But I do note this...

politics, david-boaz, arne-duncan, obama, barack-obama

Obama's Education Plan: All About Reparations? All About White Supremacy?

Seeded on Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:12 AM EDT (maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com)

Seeded by Bodhi1

Of the many concerning issues revolving around the possible election of Barack Obama as President, education has been somewhat pushed by the wayside.

politics, barack-obama, william-ayers, bill-ayers, linda-darling-hammond

Breaking: New Jersey Assembly tries to make homeschooling laws worst in the country

Wed Oct 1, 2008 1:44 PM EDT

By Andy Min

The United States of America is pretty friendly towards homeschoolers. Many early presidents were homeschooled. Every homeschooling case brought up has been defended by the courts, federally and locally, and Congress (Wisconsin v. Yoder, California's In re Rachel L., etc).

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education, homeschool, homeschooling, homeschoolers, school, educator, new-jersey, assembly, legislature, lvs2

Big win! Homeschooling legal again in California - SZONE.US

Seeded on Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:06 PM EDT (szone.us)

Seeded by leogodin (Clipped by Andy Min)

This week, there was a big win for parental and individual rights in – of all places – California.

education, home, schooling

Why Are School-Age Boys Struggling?

Seeded on Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:02 AM EDT (Newsweek)

Seeded by newsguru

the report issued last week by the federal government's National Center for Health Statistics contained a jaw-dropper: the parents of nearly one of every five boys in the United States were concerned enough about what they saw as their sons' emotional or behavioral problems that …

health, statistics, boys, girls, school, school-age, school-age-kids, school-age-boys, school-age-children, teachers