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Friday | Marshall County Tribune-Courier

FBLA wins award of $5,000 for Marcella's Kitchen

Marcella's Kitchen will be receiving $5,000 in its coffers thanks to an award from the Lead to Feed Program, and the efforts of a home-school chapter of the Future Business leaders of America.

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Related Topix: Education

Friday | WTCA-AM Plymouth

PHS Graduation Rate Continue to Increase

Graduation rates from high schools all across the state of Indiana rose some 2 percentage points topping off at 88.6 percent for the 2011-2012 school year.

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Related Topix: Education, Plymouth, IN

Friday | ABC News

German Home Schoolers Denied Asylum

Uwe Romeike works with Lydia, Josua and Christian during their home schooling session in the dining room of their home in Morristown, Tenn., on April 2, 2009.

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Related Topix: Education, Morristown, TN, US News, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Friday | WGRZ-TV Buffalo

Holy Angels Academy Reaffirms Decision to Close

The Holy Angels Board of Trustees and The Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart said that despite the "considerable effort and enthusiasm" to try and find a solution, the all-girls private school will be closing at the end of the year as announced two weeks ago.

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Related Topix: Education

Thu May 16, 2013

Townhall

Robert Morrison: Presidential Preference: The Romeikes and Imam Rauf

President Obama is suffering the not untypical reality of Second Term blues, or blahs.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Germany, Education, Angela Merkel, Opinion

Jacksonville Daily News

Homeschool Fair to be held

A growing interest in home-schooling has kept an annual event offered by the Onslow County Public Library a popular one.

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Related Topix: Education, Onslow County, NC

Wed May 15, 2013

The Nation

Govt backs down on schools

Bowing to public uproar and opposition from civic groups and critics of a policy to close small-sized government schools, the Education Ministry has agreed to set up a joint committee, which would include representatives from civic organisations, to look into the issue.

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Related Topix: Education, Thailand, World News

WLNE-TV Providence

Bombings kill at least 9 in Iraq

A federal appeals court has denied asylum to a Christian family that fled Germany because that country does not allow home schooling.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Middle East, Education, Explosion

Loudoun Times

Home schooling on the rise in Virginia

Amy Wilson says she didn't choose home schooling; her son did. "My son chose home schooling when he was about 3. I didn't realize that's what was happening at the time.

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Related Topix: Education, Virginia, Education Etc., Fairfax County, VA

KTEN-TV Denison

Syria rebels attack Aleppo prison; Internet back

Attorney General Eric Holder is facing what is likely to be aggressive questioning by the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on topics ranging from the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at... The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department's ... (more)

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Related Topix: Education, Death Penalty

The Miami Herald

Court denies asylum to German home-schoolers

A federal appeals court has denied asylum to a Christian family that fled Germany because that country does not allow home schooling.

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Related Topix: Education, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, US News

Independent Weekly

Remembering a time when DIY was not a lifestyle choice

Dangerous with a needle or stove, I read the new book by Chapel Hill author Emily Matchar , Homeward Bound: Why Women Are Embracing the New Domesticity , with the same fascination as if I were reading about the Lost Tribe of Borneo.

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Related Topix: Education, Kids, Family

Tue May 14, 2013

The Spokesman-Review

Hearn: I'm Running Against A Ghost

Tom Hearn : "Mr. Regan has a lot of explaining to do. The fact that he actively supports with money an organization Reach America that advocates removing children from the public schools should be of grave concern to people who care about what is happening on the school board.

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Related Topix: Education

Mon May 13, 2013

Shanghai Daily

Home schools stress self-directed study, curiosity and love of learning

WHEN author Zheng Yuanjie withdrew his son Zheng Yaqi after primary school around 18 years ago, everyone thought he was going mad and ruining the child's life.

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Related Topix: Web Design, Arts, Education

Shanghai Daily

Home schooling under the radar

RIGID teaching methods, onerous homework and the pressure of constant testing in traditional Chinese education have turned off many parents who want something better for their only children.

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Related Topix: Education

KIRO-TV Seattle

SPOTLIGHT: Family shares faith through music

Dan First of Danville is a singer, songwriter and local Christian acoustic guitarist who has a lot of heart for music.

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Related Topix: Anderson University, Portage, IN, Education

Sat May 11, 2013

Free Republic

State ordering girls' locker rooms open to boys

The California State Assembly passed a bill Thursday mandating schools permit boys to play on girls' athletic teams and utilize the ladies' locker room if they gender identify as girls - or vice-versa for girls identifying as boys.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Transgender, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Milk, Education, Mendocino County, CA

National Review Online

How We Vote, and How We Live

I also had a very good conversation about the book with Alan Colmes on Fox Radio last night.

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Related Topix: Education

Fri May 10, 2013

Alabama Live

Faulkner State graduates share dreams, accomplisments

A life and a career in New York City doing public relations for fashion design company DVF wasn't cutting it for Morgan Tucker.

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Related Topix: Bay Minette, AL, Education

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Those who testify before Texas Legislature should plan on long wait

A few weeks ago Lubbock City Councilman Jim Gerlt went before the Texas House State Affairs Committee to testify against two bills his city opposed.

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Related Topix: Lubbock, TX, Education Etc., Amarillo, TX, Education, Texas Tech