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Homeschool numbers growing

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:12:36 EDT

The Perrys are part of a growing home-school movement. In 1999, according to federal statistics, there were 850,000 home-schooled children in the United States. In 2003, that number rose to 1.1 million.

Baltimore County plans to try full-time online school

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:30:06 EDT

Pilot project to start with home-schooled students in county

For New Center, Harvard Agrees to Emissions Cut

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:05:22 EDT

The voluntary agreement will cut emissions for the university’s proposed science center 50 percent below the levels required by the national standard, according to a Massachusetts official.

Education extends to 12th grade

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:04:26 EDT

This back-to-school time of year is different for home-schoolers because most home-schoolers do not follow the traditional school schedule, nor are their children sent "back to school."

A class of their own: The family with 11 children who turned to home schooling

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:44:27 EDT

With 11 children in the house, Debbie and Steve Shepherd could be forgiven for packing their brood off to school each morning with a sigh of relief. But as lessons start each morning, time off is the last thing on their mind

Need tuition? Don't count on home equity loans

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:28:50 EDT

With colleges gearing up for a new school year and tuition continually on the rise, turmoil in the mortgage industry could not have come at a worse time for families planning to use home equity to finance higher education costs.

Cambridge tops universities league

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:13:11 EDT

An authorative guide puts Cambridge at the top of 113 universities for 35 of the 46 subjects for which it is ranked, compared with five for Oxford.

Books part of parent learning curve

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:50:04 EDT

A new publishing company is specializing in children's books that teach while providing enjoyable stories. It was started by a couple who home-schooled their three children and is reaching out to home-schooling families.

College gets fund scare over home schooling

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:21:04 EDT

In its admissions materials, the University of the Arts says it "welcomes applications from students who are home-schooled," and the university is listed on a national Web site of "Home School Friendly Colleges."

Home-Schoolers Get Chance to Join the Club: Pr. William Eases Extracurricular Policy

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:20:08 EDT

Say you're a home-schooled student, but you want to learn about photography, and think the best way to learn, barring lessons on Dad's bulky Polaroid, is working on the high school yearbook.