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2020 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | | Homeschooling: The Fastest-Growing Form of Education in the U.S. Contact: Michelle Eichhorn, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, 888-718-4663 MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- It appears that in the U.S., homeschooling is the fastest-growing form of education, according to independent research conducted by organizations ranging from the National Home Education Research Institute (www.nheri.org), a nonprofit research and educational organization, to the federally funded National Center for Education Statistics (www.nces.ed.gov). Let's take a look at some of the evidence:
The increasing popularity of homeschooling should not come as a surprise. Homeschooling, a term referring to "parent-led, home-based education," is now bordering on "mainstream" in the United States. In a 2008 article, SaveMoneyHomeschooling.com stated: "If homeschooling continues to grow at 7–12% per year for the next 5 years, we could see the percent of homeschooling students increase to 5 million, which is about 10% of the total children in K-12 education." "Homeschooling high school is no longer uncharted territory . . . . There are a multitude of homeschooled graduates who are bearing fruit in the workplace, in the military, in their families, and in colleges across the country," states the Home-School Legal Defense Association, an organization whose purpose is to "defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children." Gena Suarez, publisher of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine, is not at all surprised by the increased popularity of homeschooling: "During the past thirty years, homeschooling families have proven that parents can do a better job than the public school -- socially and academically. Homeschooling works; everybody wins." As the homeschooling movement continues to expand, and as graduates from among their ranks assume positions of leadership and responsibility in the United States, our nation will be watching. Most citizens would agree that our nation is in desperate need of wise, well-educated leaders: men and women of integrity, curiosity, strength, and courage. The fact that homeschooling is the fastest-growing form of education in our country may just offer our nation that hope we're looking for. About The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine: Soon to celebrate their 10-year anniversary, The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine is recognized as the premier magazine for homeschoolers. Their Fall 2010 issue will focus on higher education, featuring articles that discuss dual-credit programs offered by colleges and preparing teens for today's job market. This professional publication offers approximately 200 pages of information, inspiration, and encouragement to homeschooling families around the world in each quarterly issue. View a sample issue here: www.thehomeschoolmagazine-digital.com/thehomeschoolmagazine/sample/#pg1. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Forsyth schools scrap furlough days Posted: 25 Aug 2010 06:56 AM PDT WINSTON-SALEM (MCT) — The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education agreed Monday night to use federal stimulus money to eliminate planned furlough days for teachers and administrators and to eliminate reduced hours for some school staff members. Kerry Crutchfield, the district's finance director, has said the school system is expected to receive about $10.4 million in federal stimulus money. In a meeting with the school system's finance committee Monday night, a plan emerged to use about $3 million of the $10.4 million to eliminate two furlough days for teachers and five furlough days for school administrators and to reinstate time that had been reduced for teaching assistants and primary reading teachers. That would leave about $7.3 million to be applied to the 2011-2012 school year, which could be used to offset gaps in the budget when previous allocations of federal stimulus money run out. At the end of the last school year, the school board reduced hours for teaching assistants and primary reading teachers and decided to furlough teachers for two days and administrators for five days. School board members agreed to the changes with little discussion. The budget will be amended next month to reflect the changes. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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