Local Homeschooler Says 'No Thanks' to Homeschool LegislationPatch.comA Prince George's County Democrat introduced two pieces of legislation in the General Assembly that would require more collaboration between homeschool families and public schools. By Kym Byrnes Catherine Milstead teaches a Latin class at Christiana …

Billboard Music review: Estelle thrives with solid 'All of Me'Fond du Lac ReporterIn this CD cover image released by HomeSchool/Atlantic Records, the latest release by Estelle, "All of Me," is shown. / AP Photo/HomeSchool/Atlantic Records Associated Press British singer Estelle prefers to take her time.Review: Estelle thrives with solid 'All of Me'Music Review: EstelleAll of [...]

Homeschool spellers wantedBlue Mountain EagleJOHN DAY – Grant County ESD will hold a preliminary spelling bee competition for homeschooled students on Wednesday, March 21, prior to the 2012 countywide bee in April. Any interested homeschoolers can contact Tara Young, 541-575-4073, before Thursday …

Funbrain Honored as a Top Educational Website of 2012 by Homeschool.com ReadersPR Web (press release)Funbrain, a fun and safe website with learning-based games for kids ages 3-11, is one of the Top 100 Educational Websites of 2012, according to the readers of Homeschool.com. Homeschool.com is the No. 1 homeschooling site on the Internet, …

Ironwood Homeschool SupportSanTanValley.comJoin us at our inaugural meeting of the newly-renamed and re-structured IHS! (Non-members will need to apply to the Meetup group in order to RSVP.) When RSVP'ing, be sure to mark your RSVP for any additional attendees (such as your children or spouse).

USA TODAY On Education, Santorum Flunks HistoryHuffington PostBut if homeschooling had dominated into the 20th century, America would not have become the world's leading nation. By the late 1800s, high schools were needed to hone skills still further as an industrial revolution of giant industrial, retailing, …Weekly WrapAfter pushing homeschooling, Santorum takes on higher education

NYT Readers Educate Dick Cavett on the Virtues of HomeschoolingLew Rockwell (blog)To paraphrase Murray Rothbard's great quote about economics: It is no crime to be ignorant about the subject of homeschooling, which is, after all, a specialized discipline. But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on …

Asheville Homeschool Odyssey of the Mind teams head to state competitionMountain XpressThis could be observed firsthand as Asheville Homeschool's Odyssey of the Mind Division II teams placed in the competition at Enka High. The Weird Science Team won 2nd place, and the Oh-Motional Vehicle team won 3rd place, qualifying them to go on to …

A Homeschool MemoryGreene County Daily World (blog)Many years ago when I was a child, we were studying Sir Edmund Hillary and his famous expedition across Antarctica in 1957. Typical of KONOS, one of the suggested activities was to stage our own Antarctic expedition. It was late fall, probably around …

Community-Minded, Liberal Parents Don't Homeschool?BlogHer (blog)Molesters in schools are bad for PR, but they aren't driving people to homeschool. Parents are afraid of school violence and bullying. These things are not rare. Homeschooling is about teaching children to respect and trust themselves.